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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Snap·ping a. & n. from Snap, v.
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Chelydra serpentina
      n : large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
          near water; prone to bite [syn: common snapping turtle,
           snapper]