TERRAPIN
Ter"ra*pin, n. Etym: [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, and turapen.]
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys acebra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (Malaclemmys palustris), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle. — Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. — Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted. — Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; — called also spotted turtle.
TERRAQUEOUS
Ter*ra"que*ous, a. Etym: [L. terra the earth + E. aqueous.]
Defn: Consisting of land and water; as, the earth is a terraqueous
globe. Cudworth.
The grand terraqueous spectacle From center to circumference
unveiled. Wordsworth.
TERRAR Ter"rar, n. Etym: [LL. terrarius liber. See Terrier a collection of acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: See 2d Terrier, 2.
TERRAS
Ter"ras, n. (Min.)
Defn: See .
TERREEN
Ter*reen", n.