'Chelydra serpentina' definitions:
Definition of 'Chelydra serpentina'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite [syn: common snapping turtle, snapper, Chelydra serpentina]
Definition of 'Chelydra serpentina'
From: GCIDE
- Snapping \Snap"ping\, a. & n. from Snap, v. [1913 Webster]
- Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
- Snapping turtle. (Zool.) (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle. (b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator. [1913 Webster]