NOUN | animal | terrapin | any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water |
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Meaning | Any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water. | |
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Member of | Emydidae, family Emydidae | box and water turtles |
Narrower | diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys centrata | Of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States |
Broader | turtle | Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming |
Spanish | terrapene, tortuga de agua dulce | |
Catalan | tortuga d'aigua dolça |
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