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diamondback terrapin

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A turtle (Malaclemys terrapin) of salt marshes and estuaries of the eastern and southern United States, having edible flesh and a carapace with diamond-shaped ridged or knobbed markings.

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  • noun of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States

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