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DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diamondback terrapin mean?
• DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN (noun)
The noun DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN has 1 sense:
1. of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
Familiarity information: DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
diamondback terrapin; Malaclemys centrata
Hypernyms ("diamondback terrapin" is a kind of...):
terrapin (any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water)
Holonyms ("diamondback terrapin" is a member of...):
genus Malaclemys; Malaclemys (American terrapins)
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