Definition of alligator Alligator
/æˈlʌgejˌtɚ/ - [atlugeyter] - al•li•ga•tor
We found 15 definitions of alligator from 7 different sources.
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What does alligator mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: alligators |
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| alligator - either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | ||
| gator | ||
| crocodilian, crocodilian reptile extant archosaurian reptile | ||
| genus alligator type genus of the Alligatoridae | ||
| alligator mississipiensis, american alligator large alligator of the southeastern United States | ||
| alligator - leather made from alligator's hide | ||
| leather an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | ||
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| alligator - crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes | ||
| crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- alligator (Noun)
One who binds or ties. - alligator (Noun)
A large amphibious reptile with sharp teeth and very strong jaws related to the crocodile and native to the Americas and China. Informal short form: gator. - alligator (Verb)
To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- alligator (n.)
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. - alligator (n.)
Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator - alligator (n.)
a form of squeezer for the puddle ball - alligator (n.)
a rock breaker - alligator (n.)
a kind of job press, called also alligator press.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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alligator
(Alligatoridae) A reptile belonging to the order Crocodilia.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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alligator
al′li-gā-tur, n. an animal of the crocodile genus, found in America. [Sp. el lagarto—L. lacerta, a lizard.]
Wikipedia 
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An Alligator is a group of animals in the order "Crocodilia". The genus "Alligator" has two living species, the "American Alligator" and the "Chinese Alligator".
Together with the caimans, the Gharials and the Crocodiles they make up the order "Crocodilia", the crocodile-like.
The difference between an alligator and a crocodile is, that you can not see the fourth tooth in the lower jaw of an alligator when the alligator's mouth is closed. You can see the fourth tooth in the lower jaw of a crocodile when its mouth is closed.
Sometimes it is said, that alligators have as wide a snout as crocodiles have a narrow snout, but there are also some crocodiles with wide snouts.
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🔤- alligator, verb, present, 1st person singular of alligator (infinitive).
- alligator, verb (infinitive).
- alligator, noun, singular of alligators.
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