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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Chelydra serpentina
    n 1: large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
         near water; prone to bite [syn: common snapping turtle,
         snapper, Chelydra serpentina]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Snapping \Snap"ping\,
   a. & n. from Snap, v.
   [1913 Webster]

   Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
      

   Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
   (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle (Chelydra
       serpentina) common in the fresh waters of the United
       States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
       by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
   (b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
       [1913 Webster]
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