Definition of cayman Cayman

/kejˈmʌn/ - [keymun] - cay•man

We found 6 definitions of cayman from 6 different sources.

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What does cayman mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

cayman - a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
  caiman
  crocodilian, crocodilian reptile extant archosaurian reptile
  genus caiman caimans
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cayman (Noun)
    Alternative spelling of caiman.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cayman (n.)
    The south America alligator. See Alligator.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cayman
    Any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cayman
    kā′man, n. a local name loosely applied to various species of alligator—to that of the Mississippi, and more frequently to others found in tropical or subtropical America. [Sp. caiman, most prob. Carib.]

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