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snapping turtles

snapping turtles is the plural of snapping turtle.

Meaning of snapping turtle

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

Questions about snapping turtles

What is snapping turtles the plural of?
Snapping turtles is the plural of snapping turtle.

Words near snapping turtles in the dictionary

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

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