All Topics  
Terrapin

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Terrapin
 
 
  Topics Terrapin Topic Home

A terrapin
Terrapin

A terrapin is a chelonian living in freshwater or brackish water. The name strictly belongs to the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin, but in British English the name is widely applied to other freshwater turtles such as red-eared sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans....
 is a chelonian
Chelonian

Chelonian has multiple, interrelated meanings:*Testudines, a member of the order of tortoises called Chelonia, also called Testudines*List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens#Chelonian, monsters from Doctor Who...
 living in fresh
Freshwater

Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids....
 or brackish water. The name strictly belongs to the diamondback terrapin
Diamondback terrapin

The Diamondback terrapin is a species of turtle native to the brackish water coastal swamps of the eastern and southern United States, from as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts and as far south as Cape Sable, Florida....
 Malaclemys terrapin, but in British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
 the name is widely applied to other freshwater turtles such as red-eared slider
Red-eared slider

The Red-Eared Slider , known commonly in the UK as the Red-Eared Terrapin, is a semi-aquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a native of the southern United States, but has become common in various areas of the world due to the pet trade....
s, Trachemys scripta elegans.








Discussion
Ask a question about 'Terrapin'
Start a new discussion about 'Terrapin'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


A terrapin
Terrapin

A terrapin is a chelonian living in freshwater or brackish water. The name strictly belongs to the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin, but in British English the name is widely applied to other freshwater turtles such as red-eared sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans....
 is a chelonian
Chelonian

Chelonian has multiple, interrelated meanings:*Testudines, a member of the order of tortoises called Chelonia, also called Testudines*List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens#Chelonian, monsters from Doctor Who...
 living in fresh
Freshwater

Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids....
 or brackish water. The name strictly belongs to the diamondback terrapin
Diamondback terrapin

The Diamondback terrapin is a species of turtle native to the brackish water coastal swamps of the eastern and southern United States, from as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts and as far south as Cape Sable, Florida....
 Malaclemys terrapin, but in British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
 the name is widely applied to other freshwater turtles such as red-eared slider
Red-eared slider

The Red-Eared Slider , known commonly in the UK as the Red-Eared Terrapin, is a semi-aquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a native of the southern United States, but has become common in various areas of the world due to the pet trade....
s, Trachemys scripta elegans.

Other uses


Engineering & technology

  • Terrapin (amphibious vehicle)
    Terrapin (amphibious vehicle)

    The Terrapin "4-ton amphibian" was a United Kingdom manufactured, amphibious armoured transport of the Second World War. It was first used at Antwerp in 1944, and to great effect during the Battle of the Scheldt....
    , a transport vehicle used for amphibious assault by the Allies during the Second World War
  • HMS Terrapin
    HMS Terrapin (P323)

    HMS Terrapin was a United Kingdom submarine of the third group of the British T class submarine. She was built as P323 by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness and Bellis and Morcom Ltd, and launched on 31 August 1943....
    , a British ship
  • A name applied to certain portable classroom
    Portable classroom

    A portable classroom is a temporary building installed on the grounds of a school to provide additional classroom space where there is a shortage of capacity....
    s

Popular culture

  • The mascot of the sports teams at the University of Maryland, College Park
    University of Maryland athletics

    The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, represent the University of Maryland, College Park in NCAA sports. The University of Maryland is an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision school that belongs to the Atlantic Coast Conference and currently sponsors 27 varsity sports....
    , specifically the diamondback terrapin.
  • "Terrapin" (song)
    Terrapin (song)

    "Terrapin" is a song by Syd Barrett that appears as the first track off his first solo album The Madcap Laughs and is notably the sole representative from that album that appears on The Peel Session ....
    , The first song on the Syd Barrett album, The Madcap Laughs
    The Madcap Laughs

    The Madcap Laughs is Syd Barrett's first solo album after being replaced in Pink Floyd by his old school friend David Gilmour. The title of the album comes from a line in the song Octopus ....
    , covered by Smashing Pumpkins and others
  • Terrapin Station
    Terrapin Station

    Terrapin Station is the ninth studio album by the Grateful Dead, and was originally released on July 27, 1977.This album was the first time since Anthem of the Sun that the Grateful Dead used an outside producer....
    , a 1977 album of Grateful Dead
  • Terrapin are what Koopa Troopas are called in the Super Nintendo game Super Mario RPG
  • A class of medium freighter in the computer game Escape Velocity Nova
    Escape Velocity Nova

    Escape Velocity Nova is a computer game by Ambrosia Software, in collaboration with ATMOS Software. It is the third game in the Escape Velocity series....


Things

  • Terrapin Beer Company
    Terrapin Beer Company

    Terrapin Beer Company is a United States beer company located in Athens, Georgia....