Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete variant of
terrapin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several large
turtles of the genus Terrapene; thebox turtles
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun box turtles
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Examples
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The helpful attendant at the center showed us unique hinged turtles (terrapene coahuila) that are native to the area.
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The helpful attendant at the center showed us unique hinged turtles (terrapene coahuila) that are native to the area.
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The helpful attendant at the center showed us unique hinged turtles (terrapene coahuila) that are native to the area.
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The helpful attendant at the center showed us unique hinged turtles (terrapene coahuila) that are native to the area.
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The Eastern Box Turtle (terrapene carolina) which is the official state reptile.
Museum Blogs 2010
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_terrapene_ and _turpin_, on the contrary, originated in the New World, in the language of the American Redskin.
The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919
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