Meanings
nouncommon snapping turtle (plural common snapping turtles)
plural common snapping turtles
- Chelydra serpentina, a large freshwater turtle that lives in shallow, slow-moving bodies of water with muddy bottoms.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
Similar
snapperChelydra serpentina
Broader
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Translations
Catalan tortuga mossegadora
- tortuga mossegadoraturtle
Czech kajmanka dravá
- kajmanka draváturtle
Dutch bijtschildpad
- bijtschildpadturtle
Esperanto serpentotestudo
- serpentotestudoturtle
Finnish näykkijäkilpikonna
- näykkijäkilpikonnaturtle
French tortue serpentine, chélydre serpentine
- tortue serpentineturtle
- chélydre serpentineturtle
German Schnappschildkröte
- Schnappschildkröteturtle
Hungarian aligátorteknős, harapós teknős
- aligátorteknősturtle
- harapós teknősturtle
Italian testuggine azzannatrice
- testuggine azzannatriceturtle
Latvian kaimanu bruņurupucis
- kaimanu bruņurupucisturtle
Lithuanian kaimaninis vėžlys
- kaimaninis vėžlysturtle
Polish skorpucha jaszczurowata, żółw jaszczurowaty
- skorpucha jaszczurowataturtle
- żółw jaszczurowatyturtle
- żółw kajmanowyturtle
Portuguese tartaruga-mordedora
- tartaruga-mordedoraturtle
Russian кайма́новая черепа́ха, куса́ющаяся черепа́ха
- кайма́новая черепа́ха (kajmánovaja čerepáxa)turtle
- куса́ющаяся черепа́ха (kusájuščajasja čerepáxa)turtle
Slovak kajmanka dravá
- kajmanka draváturtle
Spanish tortuga serpentina
- tortuga serpentinaturtle
Swedish snappsköldpadda
- snappsköldpaddaturtle
Ukrainian кайма́нова черепа́ха
- кайма́нова черепа́ха (kajmánova čerepáxa)turtle
Cite this entry
APA
common snapping turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20snapping%20turtle
MLA
“common snapping turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20snapping%20turtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common snapping turtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20snapping%20turtle.
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