terrapin
/ˈterəpɪn/noun
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- a freshwater turtle, especially one of the smaller kinds of the Old World淡水龟。北美称TURTLE.
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- Emydidae and other families, order Chelonia: several genera and species, in particular the European Pond Terrapin.龟科及其他科, 龟鳖目：数属, 数种, 尤指欧洲池水龟。
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- （亦作diamondback terrapin）US a small edible turtle with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell, found in coastal marshes of the eastern US〈美〉菱斑龟。
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- Malaclemys terrapin, family Emydidae.拉丁名Malaclemys terrapin,龟科。
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Terrapin
Brit. trademark a type of prefabricated one-storey building for temporary use〈英, 商标〉（只有一层楼供临时用途的）泰勒平活动房。
词源
early 17th cent. (denoting the diamondback terrapin)： of Algonquian origin.