noun
definition
Any of several small turtles, of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water.
Examples of terrapin in a Sentence
In the salt marshes of the coast occurs the diamond-backed terrapin.
The State Geological and Economic Survey has made a careful study of the fishes of North Carolina, of the shad fisheries, of oyster culture, and of the development of terrapin.
The terrapin catch decreased in value from $22,333 in 1891 to $1,139 in 1901.
The Community Center I grew up with was just a small terrapin temporary building.
Some good damselflies and Stripe-necked Terrapin seen en route.
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The new library is in the center of Bakewell, and replaced a terrapin building.
Interestingly, another Grateful Dead album, Terrapin Station, featured two dancing turtles on the front cover.
Shrimps, frogs (of great commercial importance), terrapin, clams and oysters are common.
So far as these are an article of general commerce, they come, like frogs, terrapin and turtles, mainly from the counties of the embayment region.
Buffalo-fish, paddle-fish, cat-fish, drum, crappie, black bass, rock bass, German carp, sturgeon, pike, perch, eels, suckers and shrimp inhabit the waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries, and oysters, shrimp, trout, Spanish mackerel, channel bass, black bass, sheepshead, mullet, croakers, pompano, pin-fish, blue-fish, flounders, crabs and terrapin are obtained from the Mississippi Sound and the rivers flowing into it.