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Chrysemys

noun

painted turtles

• Syn: ↑genus Chrysemys

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Emydidae, ↑family Emydidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑painted turtle, ↑painted terrapin, ↑painted tortoise, ↑Chrysemys picta

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\\ˈkrisəmə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from chrys- + Emys

: a genus of small brightly marked American freshwater turtles or terrapins — see painted turtle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.