snapping turtle

Noun

Meaning

large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

snapping-turtle

Synonyms

cooter snapper turtle terrapin tortoise mud turtle box turtle painted turtle diamondback terrapin spotted turtle slider turtle river turtle pond turtle leatherback turtle map turtle

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Antonyms

happy friendly sweet pleasant nice cheerful

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Hypernyms

turtle

Hyponyms

snapper alligator snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina common snapping turtle alligator snapper Macroclemys temmincki

Examples

Ellie Jacobs, 8, walks through her backyard in New London on Monday to the Middle Fork of the Crow River where she will release recently hatched snapping turtle babies. Source: Internet

All of the trappings of summer camp are in the mix as well, including ghost stories, a famously huge and famously unseen resident snapping turtle, and cabin trashing shenanigans. Source: Internet

That was a snapping turtle heading off to safety. Source: Internet

This is a common snapping turtle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

snapping hazelnut snapping point snapping shrimp snappingly snappish snappishly