alligator
/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə//ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
- n.
- 短吻鳄
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
alligator
词源说明
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”).
释义
名词noun
- 1Either 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(paleontology) A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.
- 3NigeriaA dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
- 4datedA crocodile of any species.
- 5Any of various machines