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Image:Brookfield zoo fg06.jpg|thumb|right|An alligator, Alligator mississippiensis.
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English

Etymology 1
L. alligator#Latin|alligator

1. obsolete One who binds or ties.

Etymology 2
Sp. el lagarto, the lizard

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�ælɪgeɪt�/, SAMPA|/"{lIgeIt@/
(US): AHD|�lʹĭ-g�-t�r, IPA|/�ælɪgeɪt�/, SAMPA|/"{lIgeIt@`/
audio|En-us-alligator.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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
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alligator apple
alligator bait
alligator clip
alligatored
alligator fish
alligator forceps
alligator gar
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alligator grass
alligatoring<!--noun-->
alligator leather
alligator lizard
alligator pear
w:Alligator Pond|Alligator Pond
alligator press
alligator shear
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alligator skin
alligator snapper, alligator snapping turtle
alligator spread
alligator terrrapin
alligator tortoise
alligator turtle, alligator-turtle
alligator weed
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alligator wood
alligator wrench
American alligator
Chinese alligator
gator
prairie alligator
see you later, alligator
spectacled alligator

Translations

Bosnian: aligator#Bosnian|aligator m
Bulgarian: алига�о�#Bulgarian|алига�о� (aligator) m :bg:алига�о�|(bg)
Cherokee: ���� (tsulasgi)
Chinese:
:Simplified: �鱼
:Traditional: é±·é­�
Croatian: aligator#Croatian|aligator m
Dutch: alligator#Dutch|alligator m
Esperanto: aligatoro
Estonian: alligaator
Finnish: alligaattori
French: alligator#French|alligator m
German: Alligator m
Greek: αλλιγά�ο�α� (alligatoras)
Hindi: �ड़ियाल (gha.diy�l), म�र (magar)
Italian: alligatore m
Japanese: �� (wani)
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Lithuanian: aligatorius m
Macedonian: алига�о� m
Persian: FAchar|ت�ساح
Polish: aligator#Polish|aligator m
Portuguese: jacaré m
Russian: аллига�о� m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: алига�о�#Serbian|алига�о� m
:Roman: aligator#Serbian|aligator m
Slovene: aligator#Slovene|aligator m
Spanish: cocodrilo m ???, aligátor / aligator m
Swedish: alligator#Swedish|alligator c
Turkish: timsah
Ukrainian: алiга�о� m
Urdu: URchar|گھ��ا� (gha.diy�l), URchar|�گر (magar), URchar|ش�ر اب�|ش�ر آب� (šīr �bī)
Vietnamese: cá sấu

See also
caiman, cayman
croc
crocodile
gavial, gharial
Appendix:Animals

Dutch

Noun
alligator m (plural alligators)

1. alligator

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /a.li.ɡa.t��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /a.li.ga.tOR/

Noun
alligator m

1. #English|alligator (animal)

Latin

Alternative spellings
adligator

Noun
allig�tor, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|-�ris m

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

Related terms
alligo

Category:Latin root lig

Swedish

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

1. #English|alligator (animal)

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