- spotted turtle
- noun Date: 1868 a freshwater turtle (Clemmys guttata) of the eastern United States that has a blackish carapace with round yellow spots
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Spotted turtle — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Spotted Turtle — Taxobox name = Spotted Turtle status = VU status system = iucn2.3 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Emydidae genus = Clemmys species = C. guttata binomial = Clemmys guttata… … Wikipedia
spotted turtle — ▪ reptile small freshwater turtle (family Emydidae) found from southern Canada to the southern and central United States. The spotted turtle has a shell about 10 centimetres (4 inches) long. The upper shell is smooth, with round, bright yellow… … Universalium
spotted turtle — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spotted turtle — noun also spotted terrapin or spotted tortoise : a small American freshwater tortoise (Clemmys guttata) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots … Useful english dictionary
spotted turtle-dove — /spɒtəd ˈtɜtl dʌv/ (say spotuhd tertl duv) noun a small, common dove, Streptopelia chinensis, native to Asia and introduced into Australia, pale brown underneath and dark brown above, with a black nape marked with white spots …
Spotted Dove — At Austins Ferry, Tasmania Conservation status … Wikipedia
Turtle Dove — Taxobox name = Turtle Dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Streptopelia species = S. turtur binomial = Streptopelia… … Wikipedia
turtle-dove — /ˈtɜtl dʌv/ (say tertl duv) noun 1. a small, slender dove, Streptopelia turtur, having a long, graduated tail which is conspicuous in flight. 2. → laughing turtle dove. 3. → spotted turtle dove. Also, turtledove, turtle dove. {turtle2 + dove1} …
spotted terrapin — noun see spotted turtle … Useful english dictionary
