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Definition of Terrapin

Terrapin
Terrapin Ter"ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, and turapen.]

Meaning of Terrapin from wikipedia

- Terrapins are a group of several species of small turtle (order Testudines) living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and...
- The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is a species of terrapin native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the East Coast...
- Terrapin Station is the ninth studio album (fourteenth overall) by the Grateful Dead, released July 27, 1977. It was the first Grateful Dead album on Arista...
- 79°04′28″W / 43.080069°N 79.074403°W / 43.080069; -79.074403 Terrapin Point (formerly Terrapin Rocks) is an observation area located in Niagara Falls, New...
- The Terrapin attack is a cryptographic attack on the commonly used SSH protocol that is used for secure command-and-control throughout the Internet. The...
- Look up terrapin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A terrapin is a turtle living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapin may also refer to: Terrapin (amphibious...
- "The Terrapin" is a short story by Patricia Highsmith. Based on the difficult relationship Highsmith had with her own mother, the story revolves around...
- "Terrapin Part 1" is a song suite by the Grateful Dead. Released on their 1977 album Terrapin Station, it takes up the album's entire second side. The...
- The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University...
- The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a semiaquatic turtle belonging...