variants:
or Alabama turtle
or less commonly Alabama 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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The first known use of Alabama terrapin was in 1862
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