noun
- plural of cooter: freshwater turtles of the genus Pseudemys, native to the southeastern United States
Usage: zoological
Examples
- The cooters basked on the log in the warm afternoon sun.
- Several cooters dove into the water when we approached the pond.
- The wildlife preserve is home to many cooters and other native turtle species.
- Cooters are commonly found in slow-moving rivers and lakes throughout the Southeast.
- The biologist counted twelve cooters during the turtle survey.