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鱷龜

简鳄龟 · 繁鱷龜

Mandarin · pinyin è guī

snapping turtle

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鳄: è · alligator
龟: guī · turtle or tortoise; cuckold

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noun

any animal in the family Chelydridae of snapping turtles, such as an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) and a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

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