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Sternotherus

noun

musk turtles

• Syn: ↑genus Sternotherus

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Kinosternidae, ↑family Kinosternidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑musk turtle, ↑stinkpot

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈthirəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from stern- + Greek thairos pivot, axle

: a genus of No. American turtles of the family Kinosternidae — see musk turtle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.