Snap"ping (?), a. & n. from Snap, v.
Snapping beetle. (Zoöl.) See Snap beetle, under Snap. -- Snapping
turtle. (Zoöl.) (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.
Snap"pish (?), a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite;
as, a snapping cur.
2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked;
tart; peevish.
The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope.
Jeffrey.
-- Snap"pish*ly, adv. -- Snap"pish*ness, n.