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REDBELLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does redbelly mean? 

REDBELLY (noun)
  The noun REDBELLY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: REDBELLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REDBELLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("redbelly" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("redbelly" is a member of...):

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


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