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n. Any of various North American aquatic turtles of the family Emydiolae, especially the genus Malaclemys, which includes the diamondback terrapin.

n. Any of several North American turtles, of the family Emydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water.

n. Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food.

n. One of several different freshwater or tide-water tortoises of the family Emydidæ; specifically, in the United States, the diamond-back, Malaclemmys or Malacoclemmys palustris, of the Atlantic coast from New York to Texas, famous among epicures. See diamond-backed turtle (under diamond-backed), and Malaclemmys.

n. Some other tortoise or turtle: as, the elephant terrapin of the Galapagos.

n. A dish made of the diamond-back.

n. any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water

"Oh dear dog, the idea of terrapin poo on KY's elegant 'do ...."

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salt-water terrapin    pine-barren terrapin    speckled terrapin    turtle    yellow-bellied terrapin    red-bellied terrapin    diamond-backed terrapin    alligator terrapin    elephant terrapin    mud-terrapin   

terapin    terrapen    terrapene    turpen    turapen   

malaclemys centrata    diamondback terrapin   

prawn    hawksbill    scallop    catfish    caviare    pickerel    water snake    caviar    lobster    crab