terrapin
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Noun — Any of several small turtles found in various parts of the world.
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Etymology
Came from torup (“snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)”), or from its etymon Powhatan *tōrəp (“sea turtle”), possibly with English -ine (the suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns), perhaps influenced by Latin terra (“dry land; soil; planet Earth”)....
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