[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

painted \paint"ed\, a.
   1. covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
      1913 webster

            as idle as a painted ship
            upon a painted ocean.                 --coleridge.
      1913 webster

   2. nat. hist. marked with bright colors; as, the painted
      turtle; painted bunting.
      1913 webster

   painted beauty zool., a handsome american butterfly
      vanessa huntera, having a variety of bright colors,

   painted cup bot., any plant of an american genus of herbs
      castilleia in which the bracts are usually
      bright-colored and more showy than the flowers.
      castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and
      is common in meadows.

   painted finch. see nonpareil.

   painted lady zool., a bright-colored butterfly. see
      thistle butterfly.

   painted turtle zool., a common american freshwater
      tortoise chrysemys picta, having bright red and yellow
      markings beneath.
      1913 webster
see also:
painted beauty vanessa huntera painted cup castilleia castilleia coccinea painted finch 
nonpareil painted lady thistle butterfly painted turtle chrysemys picta 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

painted turtle
     n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
         common in the eastern united states syn: painted
         terrapin, painted tortoise, chrysemys picta
see also:
painted terrapin painted tortoise chrysemys picta 

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