HyperDic: terrapin

English > 1 sense of the word terrapin:
NOUNanimalterrapinany of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
English > terrapin: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water.
Member ofEmydidae, family Emydidaebox and water turtles
Narrowerdiamondback terrapin, Malaclemys centrataOf marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
BroaderturtleAny of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming
Spanishterrapene, tortuga de agua dulce
Catalantortuga d'aigua dolça

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