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What (who) is Terrapin - definition
terrapin
GROUP OF TURTLE SPECIES
Terrapins; Terapin
(terrapins)
A terrapin is a reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives partly in water and partly on land.
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terrapin
GROUP OF TURTLE SPECIES
Terrapins; Terapin
¦ noun
1. a small freshwater turtle. [Malaclemys terrapin (diamondback terrapin, eastern US) and many other species elsewhere.]
2. (Terrapin) Brit. trademark a prefabricated one-storey building for temporary use.
Origin
C17: of Algonquian origin.
Terrapin
GROUP OF TURTLE SPECIES
Terrapins; Terapin
·noun Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food.
Wikipedia
Terrapin
Terrapins are one of several small species of turtle (order Testudines) living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and may not be closely related.
Examples of use of Terrapin
1. The terrapin is efficacious for weaklings and for the treatment of circulatory troubles.
2. The terrapin weighs 1.7kg and has 21cm long shell of peculiar beautiful color.
3. The photos document plants shriveling up and dying, the carcass of a terrapin and birds desperately in search of water.
4. The scientists also redesigned structures of the terrapin breeding farm to suit the habitation of the terrapins so as to make them grow healthily.
5. PM BANGKOK, Thailand –– Thai villagers have caught a river terrapin turtle that was thought to be extinct in the country, a leading conservation group said Wednesday.