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STINKPOT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

Synonyms:

musk turtle; stinkpot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mud turtle (bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America)

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

genus Sternotherus; Sternotherus (musk turtles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Example:

the British call a contemptible person a 'git'

Synonyms:

bum; crumb; dirty dog; git; lowlife; puke; rat; rotter; scum bag; skunk; so-and-so; stinker; stinkpot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

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