Alligator

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An alligator, Alligator mississippiensis.

See also Alligator

English

Etymology 1

Latin alligator

Noun

Singular Alligator

Plural {{{1}}}

Alligator ({{{1}}})

1. (obsolete) One who binds or ties.

Etymology 2

Spanish el lagarto, the lizard

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈælɪgeɪtə/, SAMPA: /"{lIgeIt@/
• (US) enPR: ălʹĭ-gā-tər, IPA: /ˈælɪgeɪtɚ/, SAMPA: /"{lIgeIt@`/

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Noun

Singular Alligator

Plural {{{1}}}

Alligator ({{{1}}})

1. 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 water, and suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with its strong jaws full of sharp teeth.

Derived terms

Alligator Alley alligator apple alligator bait alligator clip alligatored alligator fish alligator forceps alligator gar

alligator grass alligatoring alligator leather alligator lizard alligator pear Alligator Pond alligator press alligator shear

alligator skin alligator snapper, alligator snapping turtle alligator spread alligator terrrapin alligator tortoise alligator turtle, alligator-turtle alligator weed

alligator wood alligator wrench American alligator Chinese alligator gator prairie alligator see you later alligator spectacled alligator

Translations

A large amphibious reptile with sharp teeth and very strong jaws

Armenian: ալիգատոր hy(hy) (aligator) Bosnian: aligator bs(bs) m. Bulgarian: алигатор bg(bg) (aligator) m. Catalan: al·ligàtor ca(ca) m. Chamicuro: kashyuna Cherokee: ᏧᎳᏍᎩ (tsulasgi) Chinese: Simplified: 鼍 (tuó) Traditional: 鼉 Croatian: aligator hr(hr) m. Danish: alligator da(da) c. Dutch: alligator nl(nl) m. Esperanto: aligatoro eo(eo) Estonian: alligaator et(et) Finnish: alligaattori fi(fi) French: alligator fr(fr) m. German: Alligator de(de) m. Greek: αλλιγάτορας el(el) (alligatoras) m. Hindi: मगरमच्छ hi(hi) (magarmucch), घड़ियाल hi(hi) (gha.diyāl), मगर hi(hi) (magar) Hungarian: aligátor hu(hu) Italian: alligatore it(it) m.

Japanese: わに ja(ja) (wani) Khmer: ក្រពើ km(km) (grabpeu) Lithuanian: aligatorius lt(lt) m. Macedonian: алигатор mk(mk) m. Navajo: táłkááʼ tsʼin Persian: تمساح fa(fa) Polish: aligator pl(pl) m. Portuguese: jacaré pt(pt) m. Romanian: aligator ro(ro) m. Russian: аллигатор ru(ru) (alligátor) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: алигатор sr(sr) m. Roman: aligator m. Slovene: aligator sl(sl) m. Spanish: aligátor es(es) m., aligator es(es) m., caimán es(es) m. Swedish: alligator sv(sv) c. Turkish: timsah tr(tr) Ukrainian: алiгатор uk(uk) m. Urdu: گھڑیال (gha.diyāl), مگر (magar), شیر آبی (šīr ābī) Vietnamese: cá sấu vi(vi)

See also

• caiman, cayman
• croc
• crocodile
• gavial, gharial
• Appendix:Animals

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Danish

Noun

Alligator c. (singular definite Alligatoren, plural indefinite Alligatorer)

1. alligator

Inflection

    Inflection of Alligator

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Alligator	Alligatoren	Alligatorer	Alligatorerne
genitive	Alligators	Alligatorens	Alligatorers	Alligatorernes

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Dutch

Noun

alligator m (plural alligators)

1. alligator

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /a.li.ɡa.tɔʁ/, SAMPA: /a.li.ga.tOR/

Noun

Alligator m. (plural Alligators)

1. alligator (animal)

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Latin

Alternative spellings

• adligator

Noun

alligātor (genitive alligatōris); m, third declension

1. one who ties or binds, alligator (obsolete)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	alligātor	alligatōrēs
genitive	alligatōris	alligatōrum
dative	alligatōrī	alligatōribus
accusative	alligatōrem	alligatōrēs
ablative	alligatōre	alligatōribus
vocative	alligātor	alligatōrēs

Related terms

• alligo

Descendants

• English: alligator

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Swedish

Noun

alligator c (pl. alligatorer, def. sing. alligatorn, def. pl. alligatorerna)

1. alligator (animal)

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