spectacled caiman

noun

A crocodilian native to the warmer parts of Latin America, Caiman crocodilus, which, despite the specific epithet, is more closely related to alligators than crocodiles.

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speckled caimancommon caimanwhite caimanCaiman sclerops
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Meanings

nounspectacled caiman (plural spectacled caimans)

plural spectacled caimans

  1. A crocodilian native to the warmer parts of Latin America, Caiman crocodilus, which, despite the specific epithet, is more closely related to alligators than crocodiles.

    Synonyms: speckled caiman, common caiman, white caiman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA crocodilian native to the warmer parts of Latin America, Caiman crocodilus, which, despite the specific epithet, is more closely related to alligators than crocodiles.

Similar
speckled caimancommon caimanwhite caiman

More synonyms by meaning

nouncaiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina

Similar
Caiman sclerops
Broader
caimancayman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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