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ALLIGATOR

\ˈalɪɡˌe͡ɪtə], \ˈalɪɡˌe‍ɪtə], \ˈa_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of ALLIGATOR

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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.
Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
a rock breaker
a kind of job press, called also alligator press.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.
Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
a rock breaker
a kind of job press, called also alligator press.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order Loricata.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An animal of the crocodile family found in America.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A large American crocodilian reptile.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

An animal of the reptile kind; the American crocodile.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Spanish] A large carnivorous amphibious reptile, of the Saurian family. The American crocodile.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The crocodile. This name is chiefly used for the crocodile of America.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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