Snapping
Pronunciation : Snap"ping
Definition : Defn: a. & n. from Snap, v. Snapping beetle. (Zo?l.) See Snap beetle, under Snap. -- Snapping turtle. (Zo?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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913