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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: painted terrapin
painted terrapin
n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
common in the eastern United States [syn:
painted turtle,
painted tortoise,
Chrysemys picta]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Painted terrapin
Terrapin
\Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and
brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written
also
terapin,
terrapen,
terrapene,
turpen, and
turapen.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (
Pseudemys scabra) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
(
Pseudemys rugosa or
Chrysemys rubriventris),
native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also
potter,
slider, and
redfender), and the
diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (
Malaclemmys palustris
), are the most important American species.
The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole
of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
[1913 Webster]
Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.
Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus
Cinosternon.
Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under
Painted.
Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin
(
Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also
spotted turtle.
[1913 Webster]
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