English > gator: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | Either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts. |
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Synonym | alligator |
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Member of | genus Alligator | type genus of the Alligatoridae |
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Narrower | American alligator, Alligator mississipiensis | large alligator of the southeastern United States |
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Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis | small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits |
Broader | crocodilian reptile, crocodilian | extant archosaurian reptile |
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Spanish | aligator, aligátor, alligator, caimán, gator |
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Catalan | alligator, al·ligàtor, gator |
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