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SNAPPING TURTLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("snapping turtle" is a kind of...):

turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snapping turtle"):

Chelydra serpentina; common snapping turtle; snapper (large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite)

alligator snapper; alligator snapping turtle; Macroclemys temmincki (large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States)

Holonyms ("snapping turtle" is a member of...):

Chelydridae; family Chelydridae (snapping turtles)

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