Snapping

·- ·adj & ·noun from Snap, v.

II. Snapping ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Snap.

snapping-turtle
(Genus, chelonura.) A reptile common to all parts of the United States, so named from its propensity...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
snapping-turtle
A well-known fresh-water tortoise of the rivers in the United States; Chelydra serpentina. ...

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