Definition of "terrapins" [terrapins]

• Plural form of terrapin. (noun)

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• "There is a group of these slow-moving reptiles called terrapins in North America."
• "Grandpa called them "terrapins," and they went very well with Grandma Roxy's sausage gravy or homemade jellies and preserves."
• ""I've been infatuated from time to time," I answers, "with fancy ramifications of grub such as terrapins, lobsters, reed birds, jambolaya, and canvas-covered ducks; but after all there's nothing less displeasing to me than a beefsteak smothered in mushrooms on"