red-bellied terrapin

noun

variants or red-bellied turtle

: a terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris) of the tributaries of Chesapeake Bay having more or less red on the plastron and carapace and reaching a length of about 18 inches

called also redbelly, red fender

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