From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishterrapinter‧ra‧pin /ˈterəpɪn/ noun [countable] HBAa small turtle that lives in water
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terrapin• This red eared terrapin is a victim of a fad that's out of fashion.• Most unusual, however, is the naturalistic green Kashgar jade terrapin, discovered in Allahabad in 1600.• We cross the floor, climb three steps and enter the terrapin.Origin terrapin (1600-1700) From an Algonquian language 