alligator

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Latin 5.1 Alternative spellings 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Inflection 5.2.2 Related terms 5.2.3 Descendants 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Latin alligator

[edit] Noun

alligator (plural alligators)

1. (obsolete) One who binds or ties.

[edit] Etymology 2

Spanish el lagarto, the lizard

[edit] Pronunciation

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

alligator (plural alligators)

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.

[edit] 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

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[edit] See also

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

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[edit] Danish

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alligator c. (singular definite alligatoren, plural indefinite alligatorer)

1. alligator

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alligator m (plural alligators)

1. alligator

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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

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alligator m. (plural alligators)

1. alligator (animal)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• adligator

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alligātor (genitive alligatōris); m, third declension

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

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

[edit] Related terms

• alligo

[edit] Descendants

• English: alligator

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

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

1. alligator (animal)