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# terrapin

noun (terrapins)

«terrapin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A terrapin is a small water turtle that lives in ponds and rivers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terrapin/#m1)

### In the lessons

a clever small animal, often a trickster, in animal tales

### Examples

- The terrapin hid in the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terrapin/#x1)
- The terrapin was slow but very clever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terrapin/#x2)
- We saw a terrapin sunning itself on a log. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terrapin/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «terrapin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terrapin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«terrapin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/terrapin.html) on Mova free.