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Definition of Terrapene
1. Noun. Box turtles.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Emydidae, Family Emydidae
Member holonyms: Box Tortoise, Box Turtle
Definition of Terrapene
1. Noun. Any of several large turtles of the genus ''Terrapene''; the box turtles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrapene
Literary usage of Terrapene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"The gular scutes overlapped somewhat the anterior end, while the pectorals extended
forward on the hinder end. Fig. 7. terrapene can- ..."
2. Peter Parley's Annual by William Martin (1844)
"THE terrapene ; OR, LAND TORTOISE. MOST of my readers must have seen some of
these creatures, which have lately been brought to this coun- - try in great ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1892)
"L.) has to be included in " terrapene Merrem, ... the character of which, on
contradistinction to terrapene, is that the sternum is entire and fixed. ..."
4. First Report on the Economic Features of Turtles of Pennsylvania by Harvey Adam Surface (1908)
"terrapene Carolina (L.). Common Box Turtle. The Common Box Turtle has been given
more common names than any other species of this entire Order. ..."
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