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terrapin definition

☆ ter·ra·pin (ter′ə pin)

noun

  1. any of a family (Emydidae) of North American, terrestrial, freshwater or tidewater turtles, esp. the diamondback
  2. its edible flesh

Etymology: < dim. of earlier torope, tortoise < Virginia Algonquian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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