[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] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

elater \el"ater\, n. nl., fr. gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.
   1. bot. an elastic spiral filament for dispersing the
      spores, as in some liverworts.
      1913 webster

   2. zo"ol. any beetle of the family elateridae, having
      the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden
      upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation
      between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click
      beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
      1913 webster

   3. zo"ol. the caudal spring used by podura and related
      insects for leaping. see collembola.
      1913 webster
see also:
elateridae click beetle spring beetle snapping beetle podura collembola 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

snapping beetle
     n : able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the
         air with a clicking sound syn: click beetle, skipjack
see also:
click beetle skipjack 

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