[coo.ter] n [of African origin; akin to Bambara & Malinke kuta turtle] (1832) chiefly Southern: any of several turtles (genus Pseudemys and esp. P. concinna) esp. of the southern and eastern U.S.
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Meaning of COOTER in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012