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Definition of Sternotherus
1. Noun. Musk turtles.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Kinosternidae, Kinosternidae
Member holonyms: Musk Turtle, Stinkpot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sternotherus
Literary usage of Sternotherus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of the Osteological Specimens in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1847)
"LORD DERBY'S Sternotherus. Sternotherus Derbianus. Shell and animal, stuffed.
West Africa, Sierre Leone ? Presented by the Earl of Derby. ..."
2. List of the Osteological Specimens in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1847)
"Presented by JR Reeves, Esq. The BLACKISH Sternotherus. Sternotherus subniger.
Shell and animal, shell worn. Africa. The NATAL Sternotherus. ..."
3. The Class Reptilia by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Edward Pidgeon (1831)
"Sternotherus, Bell (part.) Gray.» Chestnut Chelys. Ch. (Sternotherus) Castaneus,
Gray. Emys Castaneus, Schw. Testudo Subniger, ß Daud. ..."