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snapping turtle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
snap-ping -tur-tle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

Inflected Forms

snapping turtles (plural) snapping-turtle (alternative)

Phrases

alligator snapping turtle Australian snapping turtle common snapping turtle South American snapping turtle Central American snapping turtle

Synonyms

snapper

Questions

What does snapping turtle mean?
Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.

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