terrapin

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world.
2. isim Any turtle.

   “The third ſervice was made up of a loin of freſh pork with apple-ſauce, a kid ſmothered with onions, and a terrapin baked in the ſhell; […]”

3. isim Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).
4. isim The flesh of such a turtle used as food.

   “The man who did not eat twice of terrapin would be held in small repute, as the Londoner is held who at a city banquet does not partake of both thick and thin turtle.”