noun Etymology: alteration of earlier torope, from Virginia Algonquian *torəpew Date: 1613 any of various aquatic turtles (family Emydidae)
TERRAPIN
Meaning of TERRAPIN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012