terrapin

/ˌtɛrəˈpɪn/

Other forms: terrapins

Definitions of terrapin

1. noun

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

   Malaclemys centrata, diamondback terrapin

   of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States

   type of:

   turtle

   any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming