alligator snapping turtle

alligator snapping turtle

noun
a large American snapping turtle, Macroclemys temmincki, having three prominent ridges on its shell and a wormlike process on the floor of the mouth used to attract prey.
Also called alligator snapper.


Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism

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alligator snapping turtle

noun
large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States 
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alligator snapping turtle is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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