Meanings
noundiamondback terrapin (plural diamondback terrapins)
plural diamondback terrapins
- Malaclemys terrapin, a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounof marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
Similar
Malaclemys centrata
Broader
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