Definition of Snapping turtle

1. Noun. Large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws.


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

snappered
snapperhead
snapperheads
snappers
snappier
snappiest
snappily
snappiness
snappinesses
snapping
snapping-turtle
snapping beetle
snapping one's fingers
snapping reflex
snapping shrimp
snapping turtle (current term)
snappingly
snappings
snappish
snappishly
snappishness
snappishnesses
snappy
snaps
snaps one's fingers
snapsack
snapsacks
snapshooter
snapshooters
snapshot

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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