- mud terrapin
- noun
see mud turtle
* * *
any one of a genus of freshwater turtles of North America.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mud terrapin
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Mud terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Terrapin — Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mud tortoise — noun see mud turtle * * * mud turtle, mud tortoise, or mud terrapin, any one of a genus of freshwater turtles of North America … Useful english dictionary
mud-turtle — n. Marsh tortoise, mud terrapin (Sternothoerus odoratus) … New dictionary of synonyms
Alligator terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Painted terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Speckled terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diamondback terrapin — hand colored lithograph from Holbrook s North American Herpetology (1842) Conservation status … Wikipedia
Seychelles Black Terrapin — Taxobox name = Seychelles Black Terrapin status = EX | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Pelomedusidae genus = Pelusios species = P. seychellensis binomial = Pelusios… … Wikipedia
pacific terrapin — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : an aquatic mud turtle (Clemmys marmorata) sold as terrapin in West Coast markets … Useful english dictionary
