EGAVE

snapping turtle

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Meaning

  1. noun Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

Similar words

snapping-turtle snake-necked turtle alligator snapping turtle chelid chelydrid leaf turtle cheloniid chelonid soft-shell turtle carettochelyid

Word family

snapping turtles

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