Alligator
31Alligator — /ˈæləgeɪtə/ (say aluhgaytuh) noun the name of three rivers in the north western NT which all flow into Van Diemen Gulf. 1. East Alligator, flows north west from Arnhem Land. 160 km. 2. South Alligator, flows northward from the region of Mount… …
32alligator — n. 1 a large reptile of the crocodile family native to S. America and China, with upper teeth that lie outside the lower teeth and a head broader and shorter than that of the crocodile. 2 (in general use) any of several large members of the… …
33alligator — noun Etymology: Spanish el lagarto the lizard, from el the (from Latin ille that) + lagarto lizard, from Vulgar Latin *lacartus, from Latin lacertus, lacerta more at lizard Date: 1579 1. a. either of two crocodilians (Alligator mississippiensis… …
34alligator — [16] The Spanish, on encountering the alligator in America, called it el lagarto ‘the lizard’. At first English adopted simply the noun (‘In this river we killed a monstrous Lagarto or Crocodile’, Job Hortop, The trauailes of an Englishman 1568) …
35alligator — 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 …
36alligator — UK [ˈælɪˌɡeɪtə(r)] / US [ˈælɪˌɡeɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms alligator : singular alligator plural alligators a large reptile with a long tail, four short legs, a long pointed mouth, and sharp teeth that lives in parts of the US and China.… …
37alligator — [16] The Spanish, on encountering the alligator in America, called it el lagarto ‘the lizard’. At first English adopted simply the noun (‘In this river we killed a monstrous Lagarto or Crocodile’, Job Hortop, The trauailes of an Englishman 1568) …
38alligator — Pine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are about twenty eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} …
39alligator — Hellbender Hell bend er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis horrida} or {Menopoma Alleghaniensis}). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called {alligator}, and {water dog}. [1913 Webster] …
40alligator — noun /ˈælɪɡeɪtə,ˈælɪɡeɪtɚ/ 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 All you could see of the alligator were its two eyes above the… …
