First Known Use: 1832
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cooter
noun coo·ter \ˈkü-tər also ˈku̇-tə\
Definition of COOTER
chiefly Southern : any of several freshwater turtles (genus Pseudemys syn. Chrysemys, especially P. concinna) especially of the southern and eastern United States
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Origin of COOTER
of African origin; akin to Bambara & Malinke kuta turtle
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