terrapin

/ter-uh-pin/US // ˈtɛr ə pɪn //UK // (ˈtɛrəpɪn) //

甲鱼,甲壳虫,甲鱼座,甲骨文

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- : any of various similar turtles.

as inturtle

Synonyms

The menswear crowd—who are obsessed with all things heritage, camo, and the F word—fell fast in love with Terrapin.
Looking much like a high-land terrapin beneath the shelter of his venerable cotton umbrella, Judge Priest toiled up the hot slant.
Bingham bowed over his glass, and regretted that canvasback ducks and terrapin were not yet in season.
For a second, chop it up and either make a mock terrapin by a cook-book rule, or else cut it in dice, cream and bake it.
The deer ridiculed the terrapin, boasted of his own fleetness, and proposed that the twain should run a race.
The appointed day arrived, and the deer, as well as the first mentioned terrapin, were faithfully on the ground.