ter|ra|pin

ter|ra|pin
ter|ra|pin «TEHR uh pihn», noun.
1. any one of certain North American turtles used for food. Terrapins live in fresh water or tidewater. The diamondback terrapin of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is one kind.
2. any one of certain other turtles.
[American English, alteration of Algonkian (Abnaki) turepé or (Delaware) turpa]

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