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DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
Synonyms:
diamondback terrapin; Malaclemys centrata
Classified under:
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)