Chelydra serpentina : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Chelydra serpentina	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Chelydra serpentina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chelydra serpentina n large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite Synonym(s): common snapping turtle, snapper, Chelydra serpentina
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snapping \Snap"ping\, a. & n. from {Snap}, v. {Snapping beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Snap beetle}, under {Snap}. {Snapping turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) (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}.