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Alligator
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- 1 Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
"The same way people will count the seconds between lightning and thunder, I counted the seconds between coughs. One-alligator, two-alligator, three-alligator."
- 1 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.
"All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth."
- 2 either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts wordnet
- 3 A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
- 4 leather made from alligator's hide wordnet
- 5 A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Nigeria
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- 6 A crocodile of any species. dated
"Alligators were very numerous, in fact the harbour was infested by them."
- 7 Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.; A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
- 8 Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.; A rock breaker.
- 9 Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.; A kind of job press.
- 10 Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
- 11 An alligator-skin shoe. plural-normally
- 12 A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white. US, dated, slang
- 1 To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin. intransitive
"Alligatoring is a result of the sun making the top surface of the asphalt brittle."
- 2 crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes wordnet
Etymology
] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
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