GENUS ALLIGATOR

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Alligatoridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Alligator" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Alligator"):

alligator; gator (either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts)

Holonyms ("genus Alligator" is a member of...):

Alligatoridae; family Alligatoridae (alligators; caimans)

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