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Noun: alligator snapper  'a-lu,gey-tu(r) 'sna-pu(r)
  1. Large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
    - alligator snapping turtle, Macroclemys temmincki

Derived forms: alligator snappers

Type of: snapping turtle

Part of: genus Macroclemys, Macroclemys

Encyclopedia: Alligator snapper