[1] : 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
see also:
snap snapping beetle snap beetle snapping turtle chelydra serpentina mud turtle 
alligator snapper alligator 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chelydra serpentina
     n : large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
         near water; prone to bite syn: common snapping turtle,
          snapper
see also:
common snapping turtle snapper 

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