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Message: [QUOTE="CMC'72, post: 2423823, member: 7661"] ter·ra·pin [LIST=1] [*]a small edible turtle with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell, found in coastal marshes of the eastern US (i.e. Maryland). [*]a freshwater turtle, especially one of the smaller kinds of the Old World. [/LIST] tur·tle [LIST=1] [*]a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs. [*]a large marine reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers, coming ashore annually on sandy beaches to lay eggs. [*]a freshwater reptile related to the turtles, typically having a flattened shell. [*]any reptile of the order [I]Chelonia[/I], including the terrapins and tortoises. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]