alligator
/ˈæl·ɪˌgeɪt̬·ər/ n [C] (short form gator)Definition
› a large, hard-skinned reptile (= type of animal) with a long nose that is shorter and slightly wider than that of a crocodile and which lives in and near rivers and lakes in the parts of the US and China
(Definition of alligator n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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