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terrapin — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier torope, from Virginia Algonquian *to•rəpe•w Date: 1613 any of various aquatic turtles (family Emydidae); especially diamondback terrapin … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas — This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. † indicates a link to a definition of the word. It does not cover… … Wikipedia
Diamondback terrapin — hand colored lithograph from Holbrook s North American Herpetology (1842) Conservation status … Wikipedia
terrapin — /ter euh pin/, n. 1. any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, esp. the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered. 2. any of various similar turtles. [1605 15; earlier… … Universalium
τερ(ρ)απήνη — η, Ν ζωολ. γένος χερσόβιων χελωνών τής οικογένειας εμυδίδες, που απαντούν στη Βόρεια και Κεντρική Αμερική. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Μεταφορά στην ελλ. ξεν. όρου, πρβλ. αγγλ. terrapene, λ. αλγκονκικής γλώσσας, που συνδέεται με το αλγκονκικό torope «χελώνα»] … Dictionary of Greek
terrapin — N.Amer. turtle, 1670s, earlier torope (1610s), from an Algonquian source (e.g. Abenaki turepe, Delaware tulpe turtle ). Subsequently extended to allied species in S.Amer., E.Indies, China, N.Africa … Etymology dictionary
terrapin — ter•ra•pin [[t]ˈtɛr ə pɪn[/t]] n. ram any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, esp. the diamondback terrapin • Etymology: 1665–75, amer.; earlier torope < Eastern Algonquian… … From formal English to slang
terrapin — /ˈtɛrəpɪn/ (say teruhpin) noun 1. any of various edible North American freshwater or tidewater turtles of the family Emydidae, especially any of those constituting the genus Malacylemmys (diamondback terrapins). 2. any of various similar turtles …
terrapin — ☆ terrapin [ter′ə pin ] n. [< dim. of earlier torope, tortoise < Virginia Algonquian] 1. any of a family (Emydidae) of North American, terrestrial, freshwater or tidewater turtles, esp. the diamondback 2. its edible flesh … English World dictionary
