Definition of Genus Sternotherus

1. Noun. Musk turtles.

Exact synonyms: Sternotherus
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Kinosternidae, Kinosternidae
Member holonyms: Musk Turtle, Stinkpot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sternotherus

genus Stelis
genus Stellaria
genus Stenocarpus
genus Stenochlaena
genus Stenopelmatus
genus Stenopterygius
genus Stenotaphrum
genus Stenotomus
genus Stenotus
genus Stentor
genus Stephanomeria
genus Stephanotis
genus Stercorarius
genus Sterculia
genus Sterna
genus Sternotherus (current term)
genus Stevia
genus Sticherus
genus Stictomys
genus Stictopelia
genus Stizolobium
genus Stizostedion
genus Stokesia
genus Storeria
genus Strekelia
genus Strelitzia
genus Strepera
genus Strepsiceros
genus Streptocarpus
genus Streptococcus

Literary usage of Genus Sternotherus

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

1. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"Many Tortoises, probably of the genus Sternotherus, were swimming in one of them, or basking in the sun on the margin, and quickly plunging into the water ..."

2. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good by Andrew Smith (1836)
"Besides Crocodiles, we found in the same rivers, a new species of Box Tortoise, belonging to the genus Sternotherus, and which has been provisionally ..."

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