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terrapin
noun
ter·ra·pin
ˈter-ə-pən 
: any of various aquatic turtles (family Emydidae)
especially
: diamondback terrapin
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Diamondback terrapins and dolphins reside in the local salt marshes that surround the island.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
Oysters, terrapin shells and duck bones found in the backyard offer a clue, according to Sarah Groesbeck, who conducted research on the homes.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
Inside Thirsty Turtle, the familiar wall décor (neon beer signs, sports pennants, painting of a brew-hoisting terrapin, framed Leonard VerMeer photo collage) are back in place.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023
Restaurants throughout the city served terrapin steaks and turtle soup.
—Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2021
There also were more unexpected findings, including rabbit, deer, opossum, raccoon and terrapin — which would later become synonymous with the Chesapeake region’s finest food offerings.
—Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2021
There’s terrapin soup, of course, but Howard also has plenty to say about the preparation of the Chesapeake Bay soft crab.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2021
An actual physical classroom, located in the Carriage House at Belmont Manor, is bright and cheery with posters of local birds and insects on the walls and two aquariums, one with a snake and the other with a terrapin.
—Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 22 Apr. 2021
Technically, a red-eared slider is both a turtle and a terrapin.
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 3 Nov. 2020
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
Oysters, terrapin shells and duck bones found in the backyard offer a clue, according to Sarah Groesbeck, who conducted research on the homes.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
Inside Thirsty Turtle, the familiar wall décor (neon beer signs, sports pennants, painting of a brew-hoisting terrapin, framed Leonard VerMeer photo collage) are back in place.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023
Restaurants throughout the city served terrapin steaks and turtle soup.
—Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2021
There also were more unexpected findings, including rabbit, deer, opossum, raccoon and terrapin — which would later become synonymous with the Chesapeake region’s finest food offerings.
—Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2021
There’s terrapin soup, of course, but Howard also has plenty to say about the preparation of the Chesapeake Bay soft crab.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2021
An actual physical classroom, located in the Carriage House at Belmont Manor, is bright and cheery with posters of local birds and insects on the walls and two aquariums, one with a snake and the other with a terrapin.
—Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 22 Apr. 2021
Technically, a red-eared slider is both a turtle and a terrapin.
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 3 Nov. 2020
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terrapin
noun
ter·ra·pin
ˈter-ə-pən
ˈtar-
: any of various North American turtles living in fresh or somewhat salty water
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