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Terrapin - Wikipedia Terrapins gave their name to a colloquialism for the War of 1812 — 'the Terrapin War' — because, through the blockade, the United States was shut up tight in its shell like a terrapin against the British invasionary forces
Terrapin | Freshwater, Marsh, Aquatic | Britannica Terrapin, (Malaclemys terrapin), a term formerly used to refer to any aquatic turtle but now restricted largely, though not exclusively, to the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) of the turtle family Emydidae
Turtle vs. Tortoise vs. Terrapin [Difference Chart] The Algonquian phrase “torope” means “small turtle” in Native American languages, and this is where the English word “terrapin” originates Red-eared sliders and yellow-bellied sliders are two of the most well-known terrapin varieties
Terrapin Conservation - The Wetlands Institute Terrapins are keystone predators of periwinkle snails that graze smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), the primary plant species that makes up our salt marsh When terrapins and other predators are removed, snails overgraze the cordgrass, leaving a barren mudflat
Diamondback terrapin - Wikipedia Diamondback terrapins live in the very narrow strip of coastal habitats on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, from as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to the southern tip of Florida and around the Gulf Coast to Texas
Terrapin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The name "terrapin" is derived from torope, a word in the Native American Algonquian language that refers to the species, Malaclemys terrapin It appears that it became part of common usage during the colonial era of North America and was carried back to Great Britain