HyperDic: yellow-bellied_terrapin

English > 1 sense of the expression yellow-bellied terrapin:
NOUNanimalyellow-bellied terrapin, slider, Pseudemys scriptafreshwater turtle of United States and South America
English > yellow-bellied terrapin: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningFreshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets.
Synonymsslider, Pseudemys scripta
Member ofPseudemys, genus Pseudemyssliders
BroaderturtleAny of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming

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