YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

Synonyms:

Pseudemys scripta; slider; yellow-bellied terrapin

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("yellow-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 ("yellow-bellied terrapin" is a member of...):

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

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