TERRAPIN


Meaning of TERRAPIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈter-ə-pən ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier torope, from Virginia Algonquian * to·rəpe·w

Date: 1613

: any of various aquatic turtles (family Emydidae) ; especially : diamondback terrapin

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