snapping turtle
Noun
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Large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws (synset 101668573)
is a type of: turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimmingsubtypes:
- chelydra serpentina, common snapping turtle, snapper - large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
- alligator snapper, alligator snapping turtle, macroclemys temmincki - large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
belongs to: chelydridae, family chelydridae - snapping turtles
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