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1. (n.) alligator
either of two crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and E China, characterized by a broad snout.
Etymology: (1560–70; < Sp el lagarto the lizard < VL *ille that +*lacartus, for L lacertuslizard)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) alligator
leather made from alligator's hide
2. (verb) alligator, gator
either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
3. (verb) alligator
crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
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1. (noun) alligator
a large reptile with many sharp teeth
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) alligator
a large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America
2. (noun) alligator
any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
3. (noun) alligator
a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
4. (noun) alligator
a rock breaker
5. (noun) alligator
a kind of job press, called also alligator press
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. alligator
a N. American fresh-water crocodile, numerous in the Mississippi and the lakes and rivers of Louisiana and Carolina; subsists on fish, and though timid, is dangerous when attacked; is slow in turning, however, and its attacks can be easily evaded.
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Sense: a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.
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 Afrikaans: alligator |
 Arabic: القاطور: تِمْساح أمْريكِي |
 Bulgarian: алигатор |
 Brazilian: jacaré |
 Czech: aligátor |
 German: der Alligator |
 Danish: alligator |
 Greek: αλιγάτορας |
 Spanish: caimán |
 Estonian: alligaator |
 Farsi: تمساح |
 Finnish: alligaattori |
 French: alligator |
 Hebrew: תָנִין |
 Hindi: मगरमच्छ |
 Croatian: aligator |
 Hungarian: aligátor |
 Indonesian: buaya |
 Icelandic: krókódíll |
 Italian: alligatore |
 Japanese: わに |
 Korean: 악어 |
 Lithuanian: aligatorius |
 Latvian: aligators |
 Malay: aligator |
 Dutch: alligator |
 Norwegian: alligator |
 Polish: aligator |
 Persian: تمساح |
 Pashto: تمساح |
 Portuguese: jacaré |
 Romanian: aligator |
 Russian: аллигатор |
 Slovak: aligátor |
 Slovenian: aligator |
 Serbian: aligator |
 Swedish: alligator |
 Thai: จระเข้ |
 Turkish: timsah |
 Taiwanese: 短吻鱷(主要產於美洲) |
 Ukrainian: алігатор |
 Urdu: نہنگ ، مگر مچھ |
 Vietnamese: cá sấu châu Mỹ |
 Chinese: 短吻鳄（主要产于美洲） |
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