terrapin

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terrapin teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı

any of several North American turtles, of the family Emydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water

Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters

any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water

{i} freshwater tortoise

A terrapin is a reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives partly in water and partly on land. a small turtle that lives in water in warm areas (From an language). Any omnivorous aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). The diamondback inhabits salt marshes and coasts from New England to the Gulf of Mexico. It has raised diamond-shaped patterns on its brownish or black upper shell. The female attains a shell length of about 9 in. (23 cm); the male grows to about 6 in. (14 cm). The eight species of the turtle genus Pseudemys (or Chrysemys) are sometimes referred to as terrapins. They inhabit freshwaters from the northeastern U.S. to Argentina. The female's shell is 6-16 in. (15-40 cm) long. Infant red-eared turtles (P. scripta elegans) are sold in pet shops

Many of them are valued for food

any of several North American turtles, of the family Emydiolae that live in fresh or brackish water

İlgili Terimler

Terrapins

{i} name of the athletic teams at the University of Maryland (USA)

diamondback terrapin

of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States

diamondback terrapin

One of several turtles of the genus Malaclemys of the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, having edible flesh and a carapace with diamond-shaped ridged or knobbed markings

red-bellied terrapin

freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell

terrapins

plural of terrapin

Heceleme

ter·ra·pin

Etimoloji

() Algonquian torope meaning "a little turtle"