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• Common snapping turtle — Looking for a place to lay eggs, Ottawa, Ontario Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Common Snapping Turtle — Taxobox name = Common Snapping Turtle status = NE regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Chelydridae genus = Chelydra species = C. serpentina binomial = Chelydra serpentina binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

• common snapping turtle — noun large headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite • Syn: ↑snapper, ↑Chelydra serpentina • Hypernyms: ↑snapping turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑Chelydra, ↑genus Chelydra …   Useful english dictionary

• snapping turtle — either of two large, edible, freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, of North and Central America, having a large head and powerful hooked jaws, esp. the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina. Cf. alligator snapping turtle. [1775 85,… …   Universalium

• snapping turtle — noun large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws • Hypernyms: ↑turtle • Hyponyms: ↑common snapping turtle, ↑snapper, ↑Chelydra serpentina, ↑alligator snapping turtle, ↑alligator snapper, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Snapping turtle — Snapping Snap ping, a. & n. from {Snap}, v. [1913 Webster] {Snapping beetle}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Snap beetle}, under {Snap}. {Snapping turtle}. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• snapping turtle — ☆ snapping turtle n. any of a family (Chelydridae) of large freshwater turtles of North America, with a small shell and powerful jaws which snap with great force, esp., a common species (Chelydra serpentina) …   English World dictionary

• Alligator snapping turtle — Conservation status Vulnerable
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• Alligator Snapping Turtle — Taxobox name = Alligator Snapping Turtle status = VU | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Chelydridae genus = Macrochelys species = M. temminckii binomial …   Wikipedia

• South American snapping turtle — Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Central American snapping turtle — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] …   Wikipedia