Alligator

What do we mean by alligator?

Either of two large semiaquatic reptiles, Alligator mississipiensis of the southeast United States or A. sinensis of China, having sharp teeth and powerful jaws. They differ from crocodiles in having a broader, shorter snout. noun

Leather made from the hide of one of these reptiles. noun

A tool or fastener having strong, adjustable, often toothed jaws. noun

A boat used in handling floating logs. It can be moved overland from one body of water to another by its own power, usually applied through a drum and cable. noun

Any American member of the family Alligatoridæ or the family Crocodilidæ; an American crocodile; a cayman; a jacaré. noun

capitalized NL. More specifically, a genus of large lizard-like or saurian reptiles, the type of the family Alligatoridæ, order Crocodilia, formerly family Crocodilidæ, order Sauria. See Alligatoridæ, Crocodilidæ. noun

A local name of the little brown fence-lizard, Sceloporus undulatus, common in many parts of the United States. noun

A machine for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling-furnace into compact form so that they can be handled; a squeezer. noun

A peculiar form of rock-breaker. noun

To form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object. verb

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. noun

Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. noun

A form of squeezer for the puddle ball. noun

A rock breaker. noun

A kind of job press, called also alligator press. noun

The fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. noun

A marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). noun

One of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. noun

A corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. noun

A very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. noun

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.

Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.

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