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1. alligator
noun. ['ˈæləˌgeɪtɝ'] either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts.
Synonyms
Etymology
- alligator (Latin)
Rhymes with Alligator Snapping Turtle
- infertile
- purtle
- purtell
- pirtle
- myrtle
- mirtle
- mertle
- hurtle
- hirtle
- hertel
- fertile
- birtle
- ertle
- ertl
- ertel
Sentences with alligator-snapping-turtle
1. Noun Phrase
Fellow turtles make up a big portion of the alligator snapping turtle diet.
2. Noun Phrase
There are two species of these North American freshwater reptiles–the common snapping turtle and the alligator snapping turtle.
3. Noun Phrase
Habitat-wise, alligator snapping turtles are freshwater residents.
4. Noun Phrase
Like alligator snapping turtles, they also occasionally consume tinier turtles.
3. alligator
verb. ['ˈæləˌgeɪtɝ'] crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes.
Etymology
- alligator (Latin)
4. turtle
noun. ['ˈtɝːtəl'] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.
Synonyms
- Pseudemys rubriventris
- red-bellied terrapin
- marine turtle
- terrapin
- yellow-bellied terrapin
- red-bellied turtle
- box turtle
- chelonian
- Chrysemys picta
- painted turtle
- sea turtle
- Pseudemys concinna
- tortoise
- pancake turtle
- shield
- mud turtle
- Pseudemys scripta
- box tortoise
- cuticle
- carapace
- painted terrapin
- slider
- chelonian reptile
- shell
- plastron
- painted tortoise
- soft-shelled turtle
- redbelly
- river cooter
- snapping turtle