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PSEUDEMYS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sliders; red-bellied terrapin

Synonyms:

genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Pseudemys"):

Pseudemys rubriventris; red-bellied terrapin; red-bellied turtle; redbelly (freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell)

Pseudemys scripta; slider; yellow-bellied terrapin (freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets)

cooter; Pseudemys concinna; river cooter (large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico)

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

Emydidae; family Emydidae (box and water turtles)

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