terrapin
IPA: tɝˈæpɪn
noun
- (countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world.
- (countable, obsolete) Any turtle.
- (countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).
- (uncountable, obsolete) The flesh of such a turtle used as food.
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Examples of "terrapin" in Sentences
- The state reptile is the terrapin.
- The symbol of the school is terrapin.
- At the beach, there are many terrapins.
- A terrapin was found living in the city in 2006.
- However, terrapin lives both on land and in water.
- A terrapin was found living in the Carmel burn in 2006.
- The British introduced their own amphibian the Terrapin.
- I'm going to remove it from the Turtle and Terrapin articles.
- In, the Cherrapin is based on the Terrapin and named after the cherry.
- Here in america Turtle is the common title given to any terrapin or tortoise.
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