genus terrapene

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   box turtles

   SynonymsTerrapene

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofEmydidae

Questions about genus terrapene

What does genus terrapene mean?

genus terrapene means "box turtles".

What is another word for genus terrapene?

Close synonyms include Terrapene. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus terrapene a common word?

genus terrapene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.