Terrapin (disambiguation)

Terrapin (disambiguation)

A terrapin is a chelonian living in fresh or brackish water. The name strictly belongs to the diamondback terrapin "Malaclemys terrapin", but in British English the name is widely applied to other freshwater turtles such as red-eared sliders, "Trachemys scripta elegans".

Other uses

Engineering & technology

* Terrapin (amphibious vehicle), a transport vehicle used for amphibious assault by the Allies during the Second World War
* HMS "Terrapin", a British ship
* A name applied to certain portable classrooms

Popular culture

* The mascot of the sports teams at the University of Maryland, College Park, specifically the diamondback terrapin.
* "Terrapin" (song), The first song on the Syd Barrett album, "The Madcap Laughs", covered by Smashing Pumpkins and others
* Terrapin Station, a 1977 album of Grateful Dead
* Terrapin are what Koopa Troopas are called in the Super Nintendo game Super Mario RPG
* A class of medium freighter in the computer game Escape Velocity Nova

Things

* Terrapin Beer Company


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