noun
cooter
KOOT
Cooter (noun) means (US, regional) A freshwater turtle found in the eastern United States. Example: “They caught a cooter sunning itself on the log.”
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(US, regional) A freshwater turtle found in the eastern United States.
"They caught a cooter sunning itself on the log."
How to use cooter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA regional American name for a kind of freshwater turtle.
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Word forms
- Plural
- cooters
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They caught a _____ sunning itself on the log.
Etymology
Borrowed from Gullah cootuh ("turtle"), which traces back to a West African language, likely Bambara kuta.
Synonyms
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river cooter
Rhymes for cooter
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What does “cooter” mean?
The word “cooter” means (US, regional) A freshwater turtle found in the eastern United States. In plain terms, a regional American name for a kind of freshwater turtle.
How do you pronounce “cooter”?
“Cooter” is pronounced KOOT (/ˈkutɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “cooter” in a sentence?
Here is “cooter” used in a sentence: “They caught a cooter sunning itself on the log.”
What part of speech is “cooter”?
“Cooter” is a noun.
