Caiman
Translingual
Etymology
From Spanish caiman or Portuguese caimão, probably from Kari'na[1] or perhaps from a Congo language.[2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Caiman m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – the caimans.
Hypernyms
- (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; Caimaninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
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References
- ^ “Caiman”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Caiman”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
References
Caiman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Caiman on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Caiman on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
