terrapin
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsterrapinter‧ra‧pin /ˈterəpɪn/ noun [countable] HBAa small turtle that lives in water Examples from the Corpusterrapin• This red eared terrapin is a victim of a fad that's out of fashion.• We cross the floor, climb three steps and enter the terrapin.Origin terrapin (1600-1700) From an Algonquian language