HyperDic: painted_tortoise

English > 1 sense of the expression *painted tortoise*:
NOUN	animal	painted tortoise, painted turtle, painted terrapin, Chrysemys picta	freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings

English > *painted tortoise*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States.
Synonyms	painted turtle, painted terrapin, Chrysemys picta
Member of	Chrysemys, genus Chrysemys	painted turtles
Broader	turtle	Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming