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snapping turtle

snapping turtle noun: any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

snapping turtle: any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful...
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Noun

snapping turtle (plural snapping turtles)

  1. Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.
    Synonyms:
    snapper

Synonyms of snapping turtle

Forms of snapping turtle

pluralsnapping turtles
alternative formsnapping-turtle

Words formed from snapping turtle

Questions about snapping turtle

What does snapping turtle mean?
Snapping turtle means any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.
What part of speech is snapping turtle?
Snapping turtle is a noun.
What is the plural of snapping turtle?
The plural of snapping turtle is snapping turtles.

Words near snapping turtle in the dictionary

  1. snapping shrimp
  2. snapping shrimps
  3. snapping someone's head off
  4. snapping to
  5. snapping to attention
  6. snapping turtle
  7. snapping turtles
  8. snapping up
  9. snapping-turtle
  10. snapping-turtles
  11. snappingly

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