Suwannee chicken

noun

Su·​wan·​nee chicken

səˈwȯnē-,

-wänē-

: an edible Florida river terrapin (Pseudemys concinna suwannensis)

Word History

Etymology

from Suwannee, river in Georgia and Florida

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Rhymes for Suwannee chicken

• indican
• likin
• quicken
• sicken
• stricken
• thicken