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Noun: diamondback terrapin
  1. Of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
    "Diamondback terrapins can often be spotted basking on mudflats during low tide";
    - Malaclemys centrata

Derived forms: diamondback terrapins

Type of: terrapin

Part of: genus Malaclemys, Malaclemys

Encyclopedia: Diamondback terrapin