Terrapin Definition

tĕrə-pĭn
noun
Any of a family (Emydidae) of North American, terrestrial, freshwater or tidewater turtles, esp. the diamondback.
Webster's New World
Its edible flesh.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Terrapin

Noun

Singular:
terrapin
Plural:
terrapins

Origin of Terrapin

  • From an Algonquian word torope ("little turtle"); compare Abenaki tolba (“turtle").

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of torope from Virginia Algonquian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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