terrapin
Kelime Anlamı :

1. tatlısu kaplumbağası.
2. i., zool. (bir çeşit) su kaplumbağası.
3. su kaplumbagası.
4. (isim) tatlısu kaplumbağası.
Tanımlar :
1. any of various north american aquatic turtles of the family Emydiolae, especially the genus Malaclemys, which includes the diamondback terrapin.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any of several north american turtles, of the family Emydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. many of them are valued for food.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. one of several different freshwater or tide-water tortoises of the family Emydidæ; specifically, in the united states, the diamond-back, Malaclemmys or Malacoclemmys palustris, of the atlantic coast from new york to texas, famous among epicures. see diamond-backed turtle (under diamond-backed), and Malaclemmys.
2. some other tortoise or turtle: as, the elephant terrapin of the Galapagos.
3. A dish made of the diamond-back.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. any of various edible north american web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.