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CAIMAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

Synonyms:

caiman; cayman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("caiman" is a kind of...):

crocodilian; crocodilian reptile (extant archosaurian reptile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caiman"):

Caiman sclerops; spectacled caiman (caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina)

Holonyms ("caiman" is a member of...):

genus Caiman (caimans)

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