n.
Pronunciation: ' kü-t ə r also ' ku ̇ -t ə
Function: noun
Etymology: of African origin; akin to Bambara & Malinke kuta turtle
Date: 1832
chiefly Southern : any of several freshwater turtles (genus Pseudemys syn. Chrysemys, especially P. concinna ) especially of the southern and eastern U.S.