alligator
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- noun
- /ˈælɪˌɡeɪtər/
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aligátor
- An alligator can often be seen sunbathing on the banks of a swamp.
- American alligator
- alligator populations
And fed the limbs to the alligators in the swamp.
- And fed the limbs to the alligators in the swamp.
- I interact with sharks, alligators, venomous snakes.
- And there was a, an alligator beside her.
- I think it's probably because it's an alligator and I don't know, they're so cool.
- They're like, we got calls that you're out there harming alligators and catching alligators.
- And he goes, did you touch an alligator?
- Was that the same thing with the albino alligators?
- I wasn't swimming with the alligator anyway.
- Only four feet long and drowsy from the chilly air, the alligator was caught by a scientist whose hands were bare.
- I actually wanted alligators swarming around us while we were in the center.
Examples
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Are there a lot of alligators here?
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There's an alligator after us.
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It's the head of an alligator.
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One we found kept in a cage out behind an alligator farm in Florida.
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"So how come you don't have a real alligator?" he asked.
Fiction book (2000) -
Next up, new research shows that alligators can hear underwater, but the real question is, do they listen?
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She asked if there are any alligators in there?
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There are no alligators in the sewers.
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Only four feet long and drowsy from the chilly air, the alligator was caught by a scientist whose hands were bare.
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OK, Floodwaters are bringing alligators and water snakes into people's neighborhoods.
Synonyms
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A large animal that lives in water and on land with a wide rounded snout
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A large meat-eating reptile like a crocodile or alligator with a long snout and a strong tail
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small metal clip with a spring and teeth that connects wires temporarily
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A large dark reptile with a wide snout that lives in southeastern United States swamps
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A large freshwater turtle from the southeastern United States with three shell ridges and a powerful jaw
- Specialized
A small alligator that lives in China's Yangtze valley and has toes without webbing
A slender lizard with short legs and a fold of skin on each side that lets the body expand
A fast-growing water plant with long grass-like leaves that forms thick floating mats
A large freshwater turtle with three ridges on its shell found in the southeastern United States
An aquatic plant from South America with long grasslike leaves that forms thick floating mats and clogs waterways
- Specialized
A large alligator that lives in the southeastern United States
- Specialized
A tool with a V-shaped, toothed jaw for gripping and turning pipes or bolts
- Specialized
A small endangered alligator from the Yangtze valley in China with toes that are not webbed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alligator comes from the Spanish phrase el lagarto, which means 'the lizard'. Early explorers used that name for the big reptiles they found, so today alligator means the large, semi-aquatic reptile.