RED-BELLIED TERRAPIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red-bellied terrapin mean? 

• RED-BELLIED TERRAPIN (noun)
  The noun RED-BELLIED TERRAPIN has 1 sense:

1. freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell

  Familiarity information: RED-BELLIED TERRAPIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED-BELLIED TERRAPIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Pseudemys rubriventris; red-bellied terrapin; red-bellied turtle; redbelly

Hypernyms ("red-bellied terrapin" is a kind of...):

turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)

Holonyms ("red-bellied terrapin" is a member of...):

genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys (sliders; red-bellied terrapin)