'Pseudemys rugosa' definitions:
Definition of 'Pseudemys rugosa'
From: GCIDE
- Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and turapen.] [1913 Webster]
- Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys scabra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa or Chrysemys rubriventris), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. [1913 Webster]
- Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.
- Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon.
- Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted.
- Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pseudemys rugosa'
From: GCIDE
- Slider \Slid"er\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). [Local, U. S. ] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as {Chrysemis scripta} are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD] [PJC]
- 4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i. e., away from the side from which it was thrown). [PJC]
- Slider pump, a form of rotary pump. [1913 Webster]