terrapin
pronunciation
How to pronounce terrapin in British English:
UK [ˈterəpɪn]
How to pronounce terrapin in American English:
US [ˈtɛrəpɪn]
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- Noun:
- any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
Word Origin
- terrapin (n.)
- North American turtle, 1670s, earlier torope (1610s), from an Algonquian source (such as Abenaki turepe, Munsee (Delaware) tolpew "turtle"). Subsequently extended to allied species in South America, East Indies, China, North Africa.
Example
- 1. The diamondback terrapin in this undated photo has two heads .
- 2. He currently holds a monthly residency with squints at terrapin in boise .
- 3. Another problem is that the terrapin population is very old-and not being replaced .
- 4. He also owns a two-headed goat , a two-headed terrapin and the world 's only living three-headed turtle .