alligator
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alligator/ˈalɪɡeɪtə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China. [Genus Alligator: two species.]
- 2 the skin of the alligator.
– origin C16: from Sp. el lagarto ‘the lizard’.
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