HyperDic: alligator_snapping_turtle

English > 1 sense of the expression alligator snapping turtle:
NOUNanimalalligator snapping turtle, alligator snapper, Macroclemys temminckilarge species having three ridges on its back
English > alligator snapping turtle: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States.
Synonymsalligator snapper, Macroclemys temmincki
Member ofMacroclemys, genus MacroclemysIncludes the alligator snapping turtle
Broadersnapping turtlelarge aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws

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