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Alabama terrapin
noun
variants: or
Alabama turtle
less commonlyAlabama slider
Definition of Alabama terrapin
: a freshwater tortoise (Pseudemys alabamensis) having a range extending from the Gulf coast of Florida to Louisiana
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First Known Use of alabama terrapin
1862
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