Meanings
nounsnapping turtle (plural snapping turtles)
plural snapping turtles · alternative snapping-turtle
- Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.
Synonyms: snapper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.
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Translations
Catalan tortuga mossegadora
- tortuga mossegadoraturtle of the family Chelydridae
Chinese Mandarin 鱷龜 /鳄龟
- 鱷龜 /鳄龟 (èguī)turtle of the family Chelydridae
Dutch bijtschildpad
- bijtschildpadturtle of the family Chelydridae
Finnish näykkijäkilpikonna
- näykkijäkilpikonnaturtle of the family Chelydridae
German Alligatorschildkröte
- Alligatorschildkröteturtle of the family Chelydridae
Hungarian aligátorteknős
- aligátorteknősturtle of the family Chelydridae
Irish turtar sclamhach
- turtar sclamhachturtle of the family Chelydridae
Korean 늑대거북
- 늑대거북 (neukdaegeobuk)turtle of the family Chelydridae
Polish skorpucha
- skorpuchaturtle of the family Chelydridae
Portuguese tartaruga-mordedora
- tartaruga-mordedoraturtle of the family Chelydridae
Russian кайма́новая черепа́ха
- кайма́новая черепа́ха (kajmánovaja čerepáxa)turtle of the family Chelydridae
Spanish tortuga mordedora
- tortuga mordedoraturtle of the family Chelydridae
Cite this entry
APA
snapping turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snapping%20turtle
MLA
“snapping turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snapping%20turtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snapping turtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snapping%20turtle.
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