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ALLIGATOR SNAPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alligator snapper mean?
• ALLIGATOR SNAPPER (noun)
The noun ALLIGATOR SNAPPER has 1 sense:
1. large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
Familiarity information: ALLIGATOR SNAPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
alligator snapper; alligator snapping turtle; Macroclemys temmincki
Hypernyms ("alligator snapper" is a kind of...):
snapping turtle (large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws)
Holonyms ("alligator snapper" is a member of...):
genus Macroclemys; Macroclemys (includes the alligator snapping turtle)
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