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Definition alligator

Etymology 1

From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).

Noun

alligator (plural alligators)

1. Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
2. (Nigeria) dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
3. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
   1. (metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
   2. (mining) A rock breaker.
   3. (printing) A kind of job press.
4. Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.

Verb

alligator (third-person singular simple present alligators, present participle alligatoring, simple past and past participle alligatored)

1. (intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.

Interjection

alligator

1. Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin allig?tor.

Noun

alligator (plural alligators)

1. (obsolete) One who binds or ties.

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