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terrapin

/ˈtɛɹəpɪn/

Meanings
noun
Any of several small turtles, of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water.

Examples :

"While walking along the riverbank, we spotted a terrapin sunning itself on a log. "
animal nature biology

Related Words

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families noun

/ˈfæməliz/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"The door closed by itself"

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riverbank noun

/ˈrɪvərˌbæŋk/ /ˈrɪvɚˌbæŋk/

A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

"The family spread their picnic blanket on the grassy riverbank. "

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sunning verb

/ˈsʌnɪŋ/

To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.

"Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs."

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fresh noun

/fɹɛʃ/

A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.

"The fresh flooded the low-lying fields near the river, causing the farmers to cancel their harvest. "

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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turtles noun

/ˈtɜːtəlz/

Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.

"The children were excited to see the turtles swimming in the pond at the park. "

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brackish adjective

/ˈbɹækɪʃ/

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

"The water in the estuary was brackish, not quite fresh enough to drink and not as salty as the ocean. "

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walking verb

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

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spotted verb

/ˈspɒtɨd/ /ˈspɑtɪ̈d/

To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.

"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."