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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Snapping \Snap"ping\,
     a. & n. from Snap, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See Snap beetle, under
        Snap.
  
     Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.)
     (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.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
     mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
     Mother a scum on liquors.]
     Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Mud bass (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
        pomotis or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
        States. It produces a deep grunting note.
  
     Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
        mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
        disease.
  
     Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
  
     Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
  
     Mud crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American marine
        crabs of the genus Panopeus.
  
     Mud dab (Zo["o]l.), the winter flounder. See Flounder,
        and Dab.
  
     Mud dauber (Zo["o]l.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
  
     Mud devil (Zo["o]l.), the fellbender.
  
     Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
        which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
        removal.
  
     Mud eel (Zo["o]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian
        ({Siren lacertina), found in the Southern United States.
        It has persistent external gills and only the anterior
        pair of legs. See Siren.
  
     Mud+frog+(Zo["o]l.),+a+European+frog+({Pelobates+fuscus" rel="nofollow">Mud frog (Zo["o]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus).
        
  
     Mud hen. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana).
     (b) The clapper rail.
  
     Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
        [Slang]
  
     Mud minnow (Zo["o]l.), any small American fresh-water fish
        of the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied
        to the pickerels.
  
     Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
  
     Mud puppy (Zo["o]l.), the menobranchus.
  
     Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
        [U.S.]
  
     Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
        species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
  
     Mud wasp (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        hymenopterous insects belonging to Pep[ae]us, and allied
        genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
        side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
        etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
        spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
        as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
     claw.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
     imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
     They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
     soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common American species ({Trionyx ferox syn.
           Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
           is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
           and Africa.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw.
     modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. Mother a
     scum on liquors.]
     Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
  
     Mud bass (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
        pomotis) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep
        grunting note.
  
     Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
        mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
        disease.
  
     Mud boat, a large flatboat used in deredging.
  
     Mud cat. See Catfish.
  
     Mud crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American marine
        crabs of the genus Panopeus.
  
     Mud dab (Zo["o]l.), the winter flounder. See Flounder,
        and Dab.
  
     Mud dauber (Zo["o]l.), a mud wasp.
  
     Mud devil (Zo["o]l.), the fellbender.
  
     Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
        which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
        removal.
  
     Mud eel (Zo["o]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian
        ({Siren lacertina), found in the Southern United States.
        It has persistent external gills and only the anterior
        pair of legs. See Siren.
  
     Mud+frog+(Zo["o]l.),+a+European+frog+({Pelobates+fuscus" rel="nofollow">Mud frog (Zo["o]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus).
        
  
     Mud hen. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana).
     (b) The clapper rail.
  
     Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
        [Slang]
  
     Mud minnow (Zo["o]l.), any small American fresh-water fish
        of the genus Umbra, as U. limi. The genus is allied to
        the pickerels.
  
     Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
  
     Mud puppy (Zo["o]l.), the menobranchus.
  
     Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
        [U.S.]
  
     Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
        species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
  
     Mud wasp (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        hymenopterous insects belonging to Pep[ae]us, and allied
        genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
        side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
        etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
        spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
        as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Snapping \Snap"ping\,
     a. & n. from Snap, v.
  
     Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See Snap beetle, under
        Snap.
  
     Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.)
     (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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
     claw.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
     imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
     They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
     soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
  
     Note: The common American species ({Trionyx, or Aspidonectus,
           ferox) becomes over a foot in length and is very
           voracious. Similar species are found in Asia and
           Africa.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  mud turtle
       n : bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of
           North America and Central America

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mud turtle
     n.
     Any of the genus ''Kinosternon'' of small aquatic turtles of the
  Americas.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  mud turtle
     n.
     Any of the genus ''Kinosternon'' of small aquatic turtles of the
  Americas.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  mud turtle
     n.
     Any of the genus ''Kinosternon'' of small aquatic turtles of the
  Americas.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  mud turtle
     n.
     Any of the genus ''Kinosternon'' of small aquatic turtles of the
  Americas.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  mud turtle /mˈʌd tˈɜːtəl/ 
  bahení želva

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  mud turtle /mˈʌd tˈɜːtəl/ 
  1. कछुआ
        "We saw mud trutles in zoological park."

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