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coot·er  (ktr)

n. Lower Southern U.S.

1. An edible freshwater turtle of the genus Chrysemys.

2. Any of various turtles or tortoises. See Regional Note at goober.

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[Gullah, of Niger-Congo origin; akin to Mandingo kuta.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cooter - large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico Pseudemys concinna, river cooter turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming genus Pseudemys, Pseudemys - sliders; red-bellied terrapin