snapping turtle

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noun

Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae; they have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

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snapper snapping-turtle snake-necked turtle alligator snapping turtle chelid chelydrid leaf turtle cheloniid chelonid soft-shell turtle carettochelyid terrapene side-necked turtle pond turtle softshell chelyid soft tortoise

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