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Noun: Chelydra serpentina
  1. Large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water
    "The Chelydra serpentina basked on a log in the shallow water";
    - common snapping turtle, snapper

Type of: snapping turtle

Part of: Chelydra, genus Chelydra

Encyclopedia: Chelydra serpentina