red-eared slider

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.

Similar
red-eared terrapinred-eared turtle
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Meanings

nounred-eared slider (plural red-eared sliders)

plural red-eared sliders

  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.

    Synonyms: red-eared terrapin, red-eared turtle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
red-eared terrapinred-eared turtle

Translations

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

red-eared slider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-eared%20slider

MLA

“red-eared slider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-eared%20slider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red-eared slider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-eared%20slider.

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