Alligator
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See also: alligator and al·ligàtor
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/American_Alligator.jpg/220px-American_Alligator.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]a. 1807, from English alligator, from early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el (“the”) + lagarto (“lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”)
Proper noun
[edit]Alligator m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – alligators.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Crocodylomorpha - superorder; Crocodilia - order; Eusuchia - suborder; Alligatoridae - family; Alligatorinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Alligator mississippiensis - type species; Alligator sinensis - other extant species; †Alligator luicus - selected extinct species; for others see Alligator at Paleobiology Database
References
[edit]Alligator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alligator on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alligator on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Alligator at Paleobiology Database
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]16th century, in part directly from Spanish lagarto (“lizard”), in part through English alligator (and its variants). The contemporary form established itself during the 18th century following English (as in all European languages). Ultimately from Latin lacertus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Alligator m (mixed, genitive Alligators, plural Alligatoren)
- alligator (animal)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Alligator [masculine, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
genitive | eines | des | Alligators | der | Alligatoren |
dative | einem | dem | Alligator | den | Alligatoren |
accusative | einen | den | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
Further reading
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