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Definition of Snapping turtle
1. Noun. Large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws.
Group relationships: Chelydridae, Family Chelydridae
Specialized synonyms: Chelydra Serpentina, Common Snapping Turtle, Snapper, Alligator Snapper, Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys Temmincki
Definition of Snapping turtle
1. Noun. Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family ''Chelydridae''; they have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snapping Turtle
Literary usage of Snapping turtle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1907)
"A young snapping turtle has been received through the kindness of Mr. Capel ...
The Common snapping turtle belongs to the family Chelydridae of the order of ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"... be very suddenly extended by the long and extensile neck, but the limbs and
feet are mostly exposed. The shell is dusky above, snapping turtle (Chelydra ..."
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