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terrapin

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ter·ra·pin  (tr-pn)
n.
Any of various North American aquatic turtles of the family Emydiolae, especially the genus Malaclemys, which includes the diamondback terrapin.
[Alteration of torope, from Virginia Algonquian.]
terrapin [ˈtɛrəpɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various web-footed chelonian reptiles that live on land and in fresh water and feed on small aquatic animals: family Emydidae Also called water tortoise
[of Algonquian origin; compare Delaware torope turtle]
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Noun1.terrapinterrapin - any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
Emydidae, family Emydidae - box and water turtles
diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys centrata - of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
Translations
terrapin [ˈterəpɪn] N → tortuga f de agua dulce
terrapin [ˈtɛrəpɪn] n → tortue f d'eau douce
terrapin
n → Sumpfschildkröte f


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Skinner is my guest, and I will not have him treated in this fashion, just as the terrapin is coming in, too.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
At the enunciation of the aspirate, Fuddy-Duddy, the incapable terrapin, came to a dead halt, and before the vowel had died away up the ravine had folded up all his eight legs and lain down in the dusty road, regardless of the effect upon his derned skin.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
If you dined with the Lovell Mingotts you got canvas-back and terrapin and vintage wines; at Adeline Archer's you could talk about Alpine scenery and "The Marble Faun"; and luckily the Archer Madeira had gone round the Cape.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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