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painted turtle

painted turtle noun: a common American freshwater turtle (Chrysemys picta), with red, orange and yellow markings.

Noun

painted turtle (plural painted turtles)

  1. A common American freshwater turtle (Chrysemys picta), with red, orange and yellow markings.

Forms of painted turtle

pluralpainted turtles

Questions about painted turtle

What does painted turtle mean?
Painted turtle means a common American freshwater turtle (Chrysemys picta), with red, orange and yellow markings.
What part of speech is painted turtle?
Painted turtle is a noun.
What is the plural of painted turtle?
The plural of painted turtle is painted turtles.

Words near painted turtle in the dictionary

  1. painted the wagon
  2. painted tree rat
  3. painted tree rats
  4. painted trillium
  5. painted trilliums
  6. painted turtle
  7. painted turtles
  8. painted up
  9. painted with a broad brush
  10. painted with a wide brush
  11. painted with the same brush

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