snapping : Idioms & Phrases

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Snapping beetle

  • noun able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
    skipjack; click beetle.
WordNet
  • . (Zoöl.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Webster 1913

Snapping turtle

  • noun large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
WordNet
  • . (Zoöl.) (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle (Chelydra serpentina) common in the fresh waters of the United States; so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws . Called also mud turtle. (b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
Webster 1913