单词 | alligator snapping turtle |
释义 | > as lemmasalligator snapping turtle alligator snapping turtle n. an aggressive snapping turtle of the south-eastern United States, Macroclemys temminckii, the largest freshwater turtle of North America, which has a large head and rows of spikes on the carapace. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Chelydridae > macrochelys temminckii alligator snapper1876 alligator snapping turtle1882 1882 H. C. Yarrow Check List N. Amer. Reptilia & Batrachia 5 Macrochelys Lacertina (Schweigger) Cope. Alligator Snapping Turtle; ‘Caoune’. 1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 325/2 The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 39/1 The Alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii ) reportedly grows to a maximum weight of 400 pounds. < as lemmas |
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