alligator snapping turtle

1. 1.

   large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States

   Synonymsalligator snapperMacroclemys temmincki

   Broadersnapping turtle

   Part ofMacroclemys

Questions about alligator snapping turtle

What does alligator snapping turtle mean?

alligator snapping turtle means "large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States".

What is another word for alligator snapping turtle?

Close synonyms include alligator snapper, Macroclemys temmincki. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alligator snapping turtle a common word?

alligator snapping turtle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.