terrapin

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian word torope ("little turtle"); compare Abenaki tolba (“turtle”).

Noun

terrapin (plural terrapins)

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

Translations

North American turtle

Czech: želva (cs) f
Dutch: moerasschildpad (nl), specifically the genus doosschildpad (Terrapene sp.)

Malay: labi-labi
Spanish: terrapene f

Anagrams

earprint, pretrain

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