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painted turtle
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noun
a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
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Origin of painted turtle
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby painted turtle
painted horse, painted lady, painted snipe, painted tongue, painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painterly, painter's colic, paint horse
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How to use painted turtle in a sentence
One of our boys caught a common painted turtle, I put it into a tub with another of the same kind.