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diamondback terrapin

diamondback terrapin noun: malaclemys terrapin, a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda.

diamondback terrapin: malaclemys terrapin, a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the...
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Noun

diamondback terrapin (plural diamondback terrapins)

  1. Malaclemys terrapin, a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda.

Forms of diamondback terrapin

pluraldiamondback terrapins

Questions about diamondback terrapin

What does diamondback terrapin mean?
Diamondback terrapin means malaclemys terrapin, a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda.
What part of speech is diamondback terrapin?
Diamondback terrapin is a noun.
What is the plural of diamondback terrapin?
The plural of diamondback terrapin is diamondback terrapins.

Words near diamondback terrapin in the dictionary

  1. diamondback moth
  2. diamondback moths
  3. diamondback rattler
  4. diamondback rattlesnake
  5. diamondback rattlesnakes
  6. diamondback terrapin
  7. diamondback terrapins
  8. diamondbacks
  9. diamonded
  10. Diamondhead
  11. diamondiferous

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