snapping turtle
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Noun[edit]
snapping turtle (plural snapping turtles)
- Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.
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- alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
- Australian snapping turtles (Elseya spp.)
- common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- South American snapping turtle (Chelydra acutirostris)
- Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii)
Translations[edit]
turtle of the family Chelydridae
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