different between terrapin vs diamondback

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian word torope ("little turtle"); compare Abenaki tolba (“turtle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t???p?n/

Noun

terrapin (plural terrapins)

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

Derived terms

• red-eared terrapin
• salt-marsh terrapin

Translations

References

• terrapin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “terrapin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• earprint, pretrain

English

Etymology

diamond +? back

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da?m?nd?bæk/

Noun

diamondback (plural diamondbacks)

1. (common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
2. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).

Synonyms

• (Crotalus adamanteus): eastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back, Florida rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake
• (Crotalus atrox): western diamondback rattlesnake, adobe snake, Arizona diamond rattlesnake, coon tail, desert diamond-back, desert diamond rattlesnake, fierce rattlesnake, spitting rattlesnake, Texan rattlesnake, Texas diamond-back

Translations

See also

• Wikipedia article on the diamondback