Definition of Chrysemys picta

1. Noun. Freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States.

Exact synonyms: Painted Terrapin, Painted Tortoise, Painted Turtle
Generic synonyms: Turtle
Group relationships: Chrysemys, Genus Chrysemys

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysemys Picta

Chrysanthemum coccineum
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum
Chrysanthemum frutescens
Chrysanthemum lacustre
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Chrysanthemum maximum
Chrysanthemum maximum maximum
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Chrysanthemum parthenium
Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum
Chrysanthemum segetum
Chrysaora
Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Chrysemys
Chrysemys picta
Chrysippan
Chrysler
Chryslers
Chrysobalanus
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysochloridae
Chrysochloris
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Chrysolophus
Chrysolophus pictus
Chrysomelidae
Chrysomyia

Literary usage of Chrysemys picta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"This is much the largest family of chelonians and is represented in North America by Graptemys geographica (the map tortoise), chrysemys picta (the painted ..."

2. The Batrachians and Reptiles of Indiana by Oliver Perry Hay (1892)
"10; chrysemys picta, Gray,, 25, 32; Agassiz,, 4, i, 438, pi. i, figs. 1-5, and pi. iii, fig. 4; Boulenger, 1889, 84, 72. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences (1900)
"... chrysemys picta ( Painted Turtle ) 4. Harrie M. Young. BIRDS EGGS. 57 specimens of eggs, in cabinet. William II. Huse. Set of crows eggs. ..."

4. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge by Smithsonian Institution (1863)
"chrysemys picta, Gray.-—Inspiratory muscles as in E. terrapin. The anterior belly of the expiratory muscle arises from the vertebral margins of the third ..."

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