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red-eared slider

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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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  • Bulgarian: червенобу́за костену́рка (červenobúza kostenúrka) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 红耳龟 (hóngěrguī) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴西龟 (bāxīguī) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Finnish: punakorvakilpikonna — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Indonesian: kura-kura Brasil — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Japanese: ミシシッピアカミミガメ (Mishishippi akamimigame) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Korean: 붉은귀거북 (bulgeun'gwigeobuk) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Russian: красноу́хая пресново́дная черепа́ха (krasnoúxaja presnovódnaja čerepáxa) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Russian: красноу́хая черепа́ха (krasnoúxaja čerepáxa) — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans
  • Vietnamese: rùa tai đỏ — turtle Trachemys scripta elegans