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This fresh, naturalistic influence animates several bold objects here — a tureen roiling with waves and fish that recalls Hokusai, a fruit plate with flies crawling over flower petals, a craggy, glittering terrapin tureen in which to serve soup. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "With this glittering display of silver, a Providence rags-to-riches tale," 3 July 2019 Lethal Strike Turtles, tortoises, and terrapins have been on Earth for more than 200 million years, but some species are now among the most endangered animals on the planet. — Stefan Lovgren, National Geographic, "In Cambodia, giant turtles come back from the brink," 23 Apr. 2019 And there’s a terrapin that pays homage to the cook’s culinary prowess. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "In its newly renovated property, Walters Art Museum honors a woman once enslaved there," 5 June 2018 Hughes notes that Grant apparently was a highly skilled cook — her recipe for terrapin soup is daunting — and wasn’t above indulging in mild bragging to underscore her value to the Thomas family. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "In its newly renovated property, Walters Art Museum honors a woman once enslaved there," 5 June 2018 Kayak alongside otters, terrapins and coastal birds on the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center’s (bayrestoration.org/) Marshy Creek tour. — Stephanie Citron, baltimoresun.com, "Can’t-miss detours along Maryland's Eastern Shore to explore on your beach trip this summer," 8 May 2018 A crocodile, three alligator snapping turtles and five diamond back terrapins also were seized from Franco over the past year, the Times reported. — Sarah Elsesser, ajc, "Man accused of smuggling deadly cobras into U.S. inside potato chip cans," 26 July 2017 Registration includes choice of two of the following: bay fishing, crabbing, clamming, kayaking, nature journaling and terrapin talk. — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, "Want to learn to kayak, fish or hunt? NJ women, look no further," 6 July 2017 The diamondback terrapin nests were dug up to protect the eggs during restoration of Cheniere Ronquille after the 2010 oil spill. — Janet Mcconnaughey, The Seattle Times, "21 young turtles returning home to Louisiana barrier island," 5 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'terrapin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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