"terrapin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛɹəpɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɛɹəˌpɪn/ [General-American], /ˈtæɹəˌpɪn/ [Southern-American-English], /ˈtɛɚpɪn/ [Southern-American-English], /ˈtɑɹpɪn/ [Southern-American-English], /-ən/ [Southern-American-English] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terrapin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: terrapins [plural]
Etymology: From torup (“snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)”) or from its etymon Powhatan *tōrəp (“sea turtle”) + possibly English -ine (suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns), perhaps influenced by Latin terra (“dry land; soil; planet Earth”). Cognate with Abenaki tolba (“turtle”), Penobscot dolba and Unami (pisëla)tulpe (“soft-shelled turtle”). Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Malaclemys terrapin|species}} Malaclemys terrapin, {{taxlink|Emys orbicularis|species}} Emys orbicularis, {{taxlink|Trachemys scripta elegans|subspecies}} Trachemys scripta elegans, {{m|en|torup|t=snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)}} torup (“snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)”), {{glossary|etymon}} etymon, {{der|en|pim|*tōrəp|t=sea turtle}} Powhatan *tōrəp (“sea turtle”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{m|en|-ine|pos=suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns}} -ine (suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns), {{sup|4}} ⁴, {{sup|4}} ⁴, {{noncog|la|terra|t=dry land; soil; planet Earth}} Latin terra (“dry land; soil; planet Earth”), {{cog|abe|tolba|t=turtle}} Abenaki tolba (“turtle”), {{cog|aaq|dolba}} Penobscot dolba, {{cog|unm|pisëlatulpe|(pisëla)tulpe|t=soft-shelled turtle}} Unami (pisëla)tulpe (“soft-shelled turtle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} terrapin (countable and uncountable, plural terrapins)
  1. (countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world. Tags: countable Translations (any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae): ᏓᎦᏏ (dagasi) (Cherokee), ᏓᎩᏏ (dagisi) (Cherokee), 水龜 (Chinese Mandarin), 水龟 (shuǐguī) (Chinese Mandarin), luksi (Choctaw), želva [feminine] (Czech), sumpskildpadde [common-gender] (Danish), moerasschildpad (Dutch), specifically the genus doosschildpad (taxonomic: Terrapene sp.) (Dutch), suokilpikonna (english: specifically Emydidae) (Finnish), tortue aquatique [feminine] (French), tiripín (Irish), emide [feminine] (Italian), キスイガメ (Japanese), labi-labi (Malay), ആമ (āma) (Malayalam), sumpskilpadde [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sumpskjelpadde [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), terrapin [feminine] (Portuguese), cágado [masculine] (Portuguese), terrapene [feminine] (Spanish), rùa ao (Vietnamese), rùa đầm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-terrapin-en-noun-DdYIJTr2 Disambiguation of 'any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae': 64 10 25 1
  2. (countable, obsolete) Any turtle. Tags: countable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-terrapin-en-noun-rBJY-yQl
  3. (countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). Tags: countable, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Emydid turtles, Turtles Translations (any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water): сладководна костенурка (sladkovodna kostenurka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), želva [feminine] (Czech), terapena [feminine] (Polish), cágado [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-terrapin-en-noun-ZBvlhS2S Disambiguation of Emydid turtles: 20 16 55 9 Disambiguation of Turtles: 22 15 55 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 61 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 9 78 2 Disambiguation of 'any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water': 4 2 94 0
  4. (uncountable, obsolete) The flesh of such a turtle used as food. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-terrapin-en-noun-eUSC~ZJ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: terapin Derived forms: diamondback terrapin, Mobile terrapin, red-eared terrapin, salt-marsh terrapin

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        "1": "Trachemys scripta elegans",
        "2": "subspecies"
      },
      "expansion": "Trachemys scripta elegans",
      "name": "taxlink"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "torup",
        "t": "snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)"
      },
      "expansion": "torup (“snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "etymon"
      },
      "expansion": "etymon",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pim",
        "3": "*tōrəp",
        "t": "sea turtle"
      },
      "expansion": "Powhatan *tōrəp (“sea turtle”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "suffix",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "diminutive"
      },
      "expansion": "diminutive",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "noun",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ine",
        "pos": "suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "-ine (suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "4"
      },
      "expansion": "⁴",
      "name": "sup"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "4"
      },
      "expansion": "⁴",
      "name": "sup"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "terra",
        "t": "dry land; soil; planet Earth"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin terra (“dry land; soil; planet Earth”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "abe",
        "2": "tolba",
        "t": "turtle"
      },
      "expansion": "Abenaki tolba (“turtle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aaq",
        "2": "dolba"
      },
      "expansion": "Penobscot dolba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "pisëlatulpe",
        "3": "(pisëla)tulpe",
        "t": "soft-shelled turtle"
      },
      "expansion": "Unami (pisëla)tulpe (“soft-shelled turtle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From torup (“snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)”) or from its etymon Powhatan *tōrəp (“sea turtle”) + possibly English -ine (suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns), perhaps influenced by Latin terra (“dry land; soil; planet Earth”). Cognate with Abenaki tolba (“turtle”), Penobscot dolba and Unami (pisëla)tulpe (“soft-shelled turtle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "terrapins",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "terrapin (countable and uncountable, plural terrapins)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ter‧ra‧pin"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "families",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "Emydidae",
          "Emydidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Geoemydidae",
          "Geoemydidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any turtle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, obsolete) Any turtle."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "native",
          "native#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "North America",
          "North America"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "brackish",
          "brackish"
        ],
        [
          "fresh",
          "fresh#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "diamondback terrapin",
          "diamondback terrapin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The flesh of such a turtle used as food."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "used",
          "use#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, obsolete) The flesh of such a turtle used as food."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛɹəpɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛɹəˌpɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtæɹəˌpɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-American-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛɚpɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-American-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑɹpɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-American-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ən/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-American-English"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-terrapin.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-terrapin.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "terapin"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "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": "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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