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Definition of Red-bellied terrapin
1. Noun. Freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell.
Generic synonyms: Turtle
Group relationships: Genus Pseudemys, Pseudemys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red-bellied Terrapin
Literary usage of Red-bellied terrapin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Report on the Economic Features of Turtles of Pennsylvania by Harvey Adam Surface (1908)
"Red Bellied Terrapin. The Red Bellied Terrapin has been referred to in literature
not only by its common name, but also as Potter, Red Bellied Turtle, ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"... by the red-bellied terrapin; it is abundant about Charleston, SC, where it is
seen in great numbers in the markets.—The red-bellied terrapin, or potter ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1862)
"... abundant about Charleston, SC, where it is seen in great numbers in the markets;
the flesh is considered very good.—The red-bellied terrapin or potter ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... by the red-bellied terrapin ; it is abundant about Charleston, SC, where it
is seen in great numbers in the markets.—The red-bellied terrapin, or potter ..."
5. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"... than that of preceding; olive or black, with reddish cross-bars. Plastron red
or deep orange. Edges of jaws strongly serrated. red-bellied terrapin, C. ..."
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