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- noun Plural form of
terrapin .
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Examples
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There is a group of these slow-moving reptiles called terrapins in North America.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Grandpa called them "terrapins," and they went very well with Grandma Roxy's sausage gravy or homemade jellies and preserves.
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Grandpa called them "terrapins," and they went very well with Grandma Roxy's sausage gravy or homemade jellies and preserves.
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"I've been infatuated from time to time," I answers, "with fancy ramifications of grub such as terrapins, lobsters, reed birds, jambolaya, and canvas-covered ducks; but after all there's nothing less displeasing to me than a beefsteak smothered in mushrooms on
The Gentle Grafter O. Henry 1886
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The turtles were diamondback terrapins, one of the most beautiful North American turtles with their pale, speckled skin.
David Mizejewski: Turtle Sex and Delayed Flights: The True Story David Mizejewski 2011
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Diamondback terrapins are unique in that unlike other aquatic turtle species that live in ponds, lakes and rivers, or the more distantly related sea turtles that live in the ocean, diamondback terrapins don't live in fresh or salt water.
David Mizejewski: Turtle Sex and Delayed Flights: The True Story David Mizejewski 2011
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More than a half-dozen employees of the Port Authority and U.S. Department of Agriculture donned gloves and went after the terrapins.
March of Turtles Snags JFK Andrew Grossman 2011
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Diamondback terrapins are unique in that unlike other aquatic turtle species that live in ponds, lakes and rivers, or the more distantly related sea turtles that live in the ocean, diamondback terrapins don't live in fresh or salt water.
David Mizejewski: Turtle Sex and Delayed Flights: The True Story David Mizejewski 2011
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It was a case of turtle tie-up at JFK Airport Wednesday when some 100 amorous diamondback terrapins had to be removed from a runway as they set off on a spawning mission.
March of Turtles Snags JFK Andrew Grossman 2011
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What's more likely is that all of the turtles collected off the runway were female terrapins emerging from the water to lay their eggs in the sandy soils adjacent to the runway.
David Mizejewski: Turtle Sex and Delayed Flights: The True Story David Mizejewski 2011
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