painted turtle

Noun

Synonyms: painted turtle painted terrapin painted tortoise Chrysemys picta

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United StatesSynonyms: painted turtle painted terrapin painted tortoise Chrysemys picta

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Painted \Paint"ed\, a.

1.Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster]

As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.— Coleridge.[1913 Webster]

2.(Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. [1913 Webster]

Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,

Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows.

Painted finch. See Nonpareil.

Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly.

Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath. [1913 Webster]