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Definition of florida cooter
florida cooter
Plural:Florida cooters
• noun
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American A large, predominantly herbivorous freshwater turtle native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States, characterized by a dark, domed shell and distinctive yellow stripes on its head and neck.
Example
"While kayaking along the Suwannee River, we spotted a large Florida cooter basking on a sunken log in the afternoon sun."
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The term 'cooter' is widely used in the southeastern United States as a regional colloquialism for various freshwater basking turtles, particularly those of the genus Pseudemys.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Florida cooter. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/florida%20cooter