[ˈtɛrəpɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a freshwater turtle, especially one of the smaller kinds of the Old World

- a small edible turtle with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell, found in coastal marshes of the eastern US

- a type of prefabricated one-storey building for temporary use


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Origin:
late 17th century (denoting the diamondback terrapin): of Algonquian origin