GENUS TERRAPENE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Box turtles

Synonyms:

genus Terrapene; Terrapene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Terrapene" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Terrapene"):

box tortoise; box turtle (chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly)

Holonyms ("genus Terrapene" is a member of...):

Emydidae; family Emydidae (box and water turtles)