slider

Noun
Synonyms: skidderslipperlugeryellow-bellied terrapinPseudemys scripta

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a person who slips or slides because of loss of tractionSynonyms: skidderslipper
  2. someone who races the lugeSynonyms: luger
  3. freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as petsSynonyms: yellow-bellied terrapinPseudemys scripta
  4. a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Slider \Slid"er\, a. See Slidder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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]

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]

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