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red-eared slider

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
red-eared s-lid-er
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subspecies of pond slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, quite popular as a pet. Although native to the southern United States, it has become common in many areas of the world.

Inflected Forms

red-eared sliders (plural)

Phrases

Trachemys scripta elegans

Frequently Paired Words

tortoise Trachemys scripta elegans

Synonyms

red-eared terrapin red-eared turtle

Questions

What does red-eared slider mean?
A subspecies of pond slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, quite popular as a pet. Although native to the southern United States, it has become common in many areas of the world.

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