HyperDic: red-bellied_terrapin

English > 1 sense of the expression *red-bellied terrapin*:
NOUN	animal	red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, Pseudemys rubriventris	freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell

English > *red-bellied terrapin*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell.
Synonyms	red-bellied turtle, redbelly, Pseudemys rubriventris
Member of	Pseudemys, genus Pseudemys	sliders
Broader	turtle	Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming