- painted turtle
- noun Date: 1876 a North American turtle (Chrysemys picta) having a greenish to black carapace with yellow, red, or olive bordered scutes and a yellow plastron
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Painted Turtle — is also the name of an imprint of Wayne State University Press. Taxobox | name = Painted Turtle image width = 240px ur mom status = secure regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Emydidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
Painted turtle — Painted Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
painted turtle — n. a small, brightly colored, freshwater terrapin (Chrysemys picta) with webbed feet … English World dictionary
Painted turtle — This article is about the North American turtle. For the summer camp, see The Painted Turtle. Painted turtle Temporal range: 15–0 Ma … Wikipedia
painted turtle — n. a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace. [1875 80] * * * Species (Chrysemys picta, family Emydidae) of brightly marked North… … Universalium
Painted Turtle Guesthouse — (Нанаймо,Канада) Категория отеля: Адрес: 121 Bastion Street, V9R 3A2 Нана … Каталог отелей
painted turtle — noun freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States • Syn: ↑painted terrapin, ↑painted tortoise, ↑Chrysemys picta • Hypernyms: ↑turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysemys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
painted turtle — paint′ed tur′tle n. ram a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
The Painted Turtle — is a camp located near Lake Elizabeth in Lake Hughes, California. The camp is for children who are terminally or chronically ill.HistoryThe Painted Turtle was founded in 1999 by Paul Newman and Page Hannah Adler.cite web| url=… … Wikipedia
Painted — Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
