Alligator

  • 21alligator — ► NOUN ▪ a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head. ORIGIN from Spanish el lagarto the lizard …

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  • 22Alligator — for differences between alligators and crocodiles please see Crocodilia Taxobox name = Alligator image caption = American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ) image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo …

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  • 23Alligator — Unter Alligator versteht man: Biologie eine Familie (Alligatoren, Alligatoridae) und eine Gattung (Echte Alligatoren, Alligator) innerhalb der Krokodile Bootstyp einen von nordamerikanischen Holzflößern verwendeten Bootstyp Film den… …

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  • 24 Alligator — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Alligator (animal). Alligator …

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  • 25Alligator — Para otros usos de este término, véase Alligator (película).   Aligátores …

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  • 26alligator — /al i gay teuhr/, n. 1. either of two broad snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China. 2. (loosely) any broad snouted crocodilian, as a caiman. 3. Metall. a machine for bringing the balls of iron from …

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  • 27Alligator — Al|li|ga|tor 〈m. 23; Zool.〉 Angehöriger einer Familie der Krokodile mit verhältnismäßig kurzer Schnauze: Alligatoridae [<span. el lagarto „die Eidechse“ <lat. lacerta „Eidechse“] * * * Al|li|ga|tor, der; s, …oren [engl. alligator < span …

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  • 28alligator —    This vocative occurs almost exclusively as part of the phrase ‘See you later, alligator.’ That expression became popular in the 1930s, when an ‘alligator’ in American slang was a devotee of jive and swing music.    The New Dictionary of… …

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  • 29alligator — (al li ga tor) s. m. Terme de zoologie. Nom scientifique d un genre de reptiles sauriens dont les espèces sont appelées vulgairement caïmans et crocodiles. Les eaux du Victoria, en Australie, sont hantées par de redoutables alligators, qui se… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 30alligator — [[t]æ̱lɪgeɪtə(r)[/t]] alligators 1) N COUNT An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws. 2) ADJ Alligator boots and bags are made from the skin of an alligator. ...alligator cowboy boots …

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