How to Use terrapin in a Sentence

terrapin

noun
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  • And there’s a terrapin that pays homage to the cook’s culinary prowess.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2018
  • Technically, a red-eared slider is both a turtle and a terrapin.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The diamondback terrapin nests were dug up to protect the eggs during restoration of Cheniere Ronquille after the 2010 oil spill.
    — Janet McConnaughey, The Seattle Times, 5 July 2017
  • The group initially released the terrapin in 2000 and hadn't seen the animal since, according to a post by the Wetlands Institute Facebook page this past Monday.
    — Fox News, 22 July 2019
  • And while many places do serve more ostentatious menu items, such as terrapin or game in the past, steak or lobster in the present, the specialties are timeless and comfortingly predictable.
    — Paul Freedman, Town & Country, 7 Apr. 2017
  • Lethal Strike Turtles, tortoises, and terrapins have been on Earth for more than 200 million years, but some species are now among the most endangered animals on the planet.
    — Stefan Lovgren, National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2019
  • Sea-level rise due to climate change could also destroy terrapin nesting habitat.
    — National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Hughes notes that Grant apparently was a highly skilled cook — her recipe for terrapin soup is daunting — and wasn’t above indulging in mild bragging to underscore her value to the Thomas family.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2018
  • The slow-moving culprits were diamondback terrapins, a turtle species that spends most of its time in neighboring Jamaica Bay, Queens — that is, until mating season comes around.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2017
  • The angular, concentric rings on a diamondback terrapin’s carapace form the bold pattern that lends this turtle its wonderful name.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 8 July 2016
  • A crocodile, three alligator snapping turtles and five diamond back terrapins also were seized from Franco over the past year, the Times reported.
    — Sarah Elsesser, ajc, 26 July 2017
  • Registration includes choice of two of the following: bay fishing, crabbing, clamming, kayaking, nature journaling and terrapin talk.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 6 July 2017
  • This fresh, naturalistic influence animates several bold objects here — a tureen roiling with waves and fish that recalls Hokusai, a fruit plate with flies crawling over flower petals, a craggy, glittering terrapin tureen in which to serve soup.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019
  • Morning and afternoon sessions include instruction in fishing, crabbing, clamming, kayaking, nature journals and a talk on terrapins.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 6 July 2017
  • Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin), like their oyster neighbors, were once extensively harvested in New York City, even farmed.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 8 July 2016

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