caiman

See also Caiman

English

Alternative forms

• cayman

Etymology

From Spanish caiman or Portuguese caimão, probably from Galibi Carib or perhaps from a Congo lanaguage.

Pronunciation

Spectacled caiman

• IPA: /ˈkeɪ.mən/, X-SAMPA: /"keI.m@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪmən

Noun

caiman (plural caimans)

1. A relative of the alligator, of the genus Caiman. It resembles an alligator and a crocodile but smaller.
2. A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.

Translations

alligator relative

• Basque: kaiman (eu)
• Catalan: caiman (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凱門鱷 (cmn), 凯门鳄 (cmn) (kǎimén'è)

• Dutch: kaaiman (nl) m
• Finnish: kaimaani (fi)
• French: caïman (fr) m
• German: Kaiman (de) m

• Japanese: カイマン (ja) (kaiman)
• Navajo: bitseeʼ yee adiłhałii yázhí
• Norwegian: kaiman (no)
• Polish: kajman (pl) m
• Romanian: caiman (ro) m
• Russian: кайман (ru) (kajmán) m
• Spanish: caimán (es) m, yacaré (es) m

See also

• alligator, gator
• crocodile, croc
• gavial, gharial

Anagrams

• mancia
• maniac

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəjˈman/, X-SAMPA: /k@j"man/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

caiman m (plural caimans)

1. caiman