| NOUN | animal | caiman, cayman | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly |
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| Meaning | A semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly. | |
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| Synonym | cayman | |
| Member of | genus Caiman | caimans |
| Narrower | spectacled caiman, Caiman sclerops | caiman with bony ridges about the eyes |
| Broader | crocodilian reptile, crocodilian | extant archosaurian reptile |
| Spanish | caimán, yacaré | |
| Catalan | caiman | |
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