ALLIGATOR
\ˈalɪɡˌe͡ɪtə], \ˈalɪɡˌeɪtə], \ˈa_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of ALLIGATOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.
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Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
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a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
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a rock breaker
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a kind of job press, called also alligator press.
By Oddity Software
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A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.
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Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
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a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
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a rock breaker
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a kind of job press, called also alligator press.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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