See terrapin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "The land-turtle, or terrapin, is much better known at Nice, as being a native of this county; yet the beſt are brought from the iſland of Sardinia. The ſoup or bouillon of this animal is always preſcribed here as a great reſtorative to conſumptive patients.",
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"t": "sea turtle"
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"1": "4"
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"args": {
"1": "4"
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"1": "la",
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},
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"lang_code": "en",
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"Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world."
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],
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"Emydidae",
"Emydidae#Translingual"
],
[
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[
"world",
"world#Noun"
]
],
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"(countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world."
],
"tags": [
"countable"
]
},
{
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"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
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{
"ref": "1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He is Found by the Lieutenant; Reconducted to His Own House; Married to Mrs. Grizzle, […]”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 27, column 2:",
"text": "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; […]",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1766, T[obias] Smollett, “Letter XIX”, in Travels through France and Italy. […], volume I, London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], →OCLC, page 302:",
"text": "The land-turtle, or terrapin, is much better known at Nice, as being a native of this county; yet the beſt are brought from the iſland of Sardinia. The ſoup or bouillon of this animal is always preſcribed here as a great reſtorative to conſumptive patients.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Town-ho’s Story (as Told at the Golden Inn)”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, footnote, page 269:",
"text": "The ancient whale-cry [i.e., \"town-ho\"] upon first sighting a whale from the masthead, still used by whalemen in hunting the famous Gallipagos terrapin.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Any turtle."
],
"links": [
[
"turtle",
"turtle#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable, obsolete) Any turtle."
],
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"obsolete"
]
},
{
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"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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{
"ref": "1862, Anthony Trollope, “From Boston to Washington”, in North America. […], volume I, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 467:",
"text": "As to the terrapin, I have not so much to say. The terrapin is a small turtle, found on the shores of Maryland and Virginia, out of which a very rich soup is made. It is cooked with wines and spices, and is served in the shape of a hash, with heaps of little bones mixed through it. […] I must, however, confess that the terrapin for me had no surpassing charms.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)."
],
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"small",
"small"
],
[
"native",
"native#Adjective"
],
[
"North America",
"North America"
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[
"live",
"live#Verb"
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[
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"brackish"
],
[
"fresh",
"fresh#Adjective"
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[
"water",
"water#Noun"
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[
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"diamondback terrapin"
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"(countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)."
],
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"countable",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
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"English terms with quotations",
"English uncountable nouns"
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"ref": "1862, Anthony Trollope, “From Boston to Washington”, in North America. […], volume I, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 467:",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"The flesh of such a turtle used as food."
],
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"(uncountable, obsolete) The flesh of such a turtle used as food."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈtɛɹəpɪn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ˈtɛɹəˌpɪn/",
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"General-American"
]
},
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈtɛɚpɪn/",
"tags": [
"Southern-US"
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"ipa": "/-ən/",
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"word": "terapin"
}
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sladkovodna kostenurka",
"sense": "any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сладководна костенурка"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "želva"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "terapena"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cágado"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥamasa",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "حَمَسَة"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raqq",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "رَقّ"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "dagasi",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "ᏓᎦᏏ"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "dagisi",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "ᏓᎩᏏ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "水龜"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuǐguī",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "水龟"
},
{
"code": "cho",
"lang": "Choctaw",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "luksi"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "želva"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sumpskildpadde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "moerasschildpad"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"taxonomic": "Terrapene sp.",
"word": "specifically the genus doosschildpad"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "specifically Emydidae",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "suokilpikonna"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortue aquatique"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "tiripín"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "emide"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "キスイガメ"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "labi-labi"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "āma",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "ആമ"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "sumpskilpadde"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sumpskjelpadde"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "terrapin"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cágado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "terrapene"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "rùa ao"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae",
"word": "rùa đầm"
}
],
"word": "terrapin"
}
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