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GATOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

Synonyms:

alligator; gator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("gator" is a kind of...):

crocodilian; crocodilian reptile (extant archosaurian reptile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gator"):

Alligator mississipiensis; American alligator (large alligator of the southeastern United States)

Alligator sinensis; Chinese alligator (small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits)

Holonyms ("gator" is a member of...):

genus Alligator (type genus of the Alligatoridae)

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