terrapin

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian word torope ("little turtle"); compare Abenaki tolba (“turtle”).

Noun

terrapin (plural terrapins)

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

Translations

North American turtle

• Czech: želva (cs) f
• Dutch: moerasschildpad (nl), specifically the genus doosschildpad (nl) (Terrapene sp.)

• Malay: labi-labi (ms)
• Spanish: terrapene (es) f