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SNAPPING TURTLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("snapping turtle" is a kind of...):
turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snapping turtle"):
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)
Holonyms ("snapping turtle" is a member of...):
Chelydridae; family Chelydridae (snapping turtles)