![]() noun either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts.noun leather made from alligator's hide.verb crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application of paint and varnishes.verb To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.noun A large amphibious reptile with sharp teeth and very strong jaws related to the crocodile and native to the Americas and China.noun the timber of a tree of the West Indies ( Guarea Swartzii).įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. 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. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. noun (Zoöl.) a very large and voracious turtle ( Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States.noun (Bot.) a corruption of Avocado pear.The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. noun (Zoöl.) one of the gar pikes ( Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States.noun (Zoöl.) a marine fish of northwestern America ( Podothecus acipenserinus).It is said to be narcotic in its properties. noun (Bot.) the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree.noun (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press.noun (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball.noun (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South 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. noun (Zoöl.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America.verb to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object. ![]() noun A machine for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling-furnace into compact form so that they can be handled a squeezer.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun A local name of the little brown fence-lizard, Sceloporus undulatus, common in many parts of the United States.noun More specifically, a genus of large lizard-like or saurian reptiles, the type of the family Alligatoridæ, order Crocodilia, formerly family Crocodilidæ, order Sauria.noun Any American member of the family Alligatoridæ or the family Crocodilidæ an American crocodile a cayman a jacaré.It can be moved overland from one body of water to another by its own power, usually applied through a drum and cable. noun A boat used in handling floating logs.noun A tool or fastener having strong, adjustable, often toothed jaws.noun Leather made from the hide of one of these reptiles.They differ from crocodiles in having a broader, shorter snout. sinensis of China, having sharp teeth and powerful jaws. noun Either of two large semiaquatic reptiles, Alligator mississipiensis of the southeast United States or A.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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