[ter-uh-pin] 
| 1. | any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, esp. the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered. |
| 2. | any of various similar turtles. |
| ter·ra·pin (těr'ə-pĭn) n. Any of various North American aquatic turtles of the family Emydiolae, especially the genus Malaclemys, which includes the diamondback terrapin. [Alteration of torope, from Virginia Algonquian.] |