terrapin

Example Sentences

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It turned out to be a diamondback terrapin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Tulare Lake expanded each spring as rain and melting snow filled the valley, growing so large that fisherfolk could sail across its surface to catch terrapin for San Francisco restaurants.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking - with all six of its legs - at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2021

It filled the space with shimmering texts of cut metal that delved into unusual relationships, including that of the turtle conservationist Richard Ogust and the diamondback terrapin that pointed him toward his calling.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2020

The ferry will be almost there before I can see Rass, lying low as a terrapin back on the faded olive water of the Chesapeake.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson