painted turtle vs painted tortoise

painted turtle and painted tortoise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
painted turtle	Yes	No	No	No
painted tortoise	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, painted turtle and painted tortoise are synonyms defined as:

painted turtle and painted tortoise: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States

Other synonyms of painted turtle include Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin.

painted turtle (noun)	painted tortoise (noun)
freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States	freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States