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Noun: alligator snapping turtle
  1. Large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
    "The alligator snapping turtle uses its worm-like tongue to lure fish";
    - alligator snapper, Macroclemys temmincki

Derived forms: alligator snapping turtles

Type of: snapping turtle

Part of: genus Macroclemys, Macroclemys

Encyclopedia: Alligator snapping turtle