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[ key-muhn ] / ˈkeɪ mən /
noun, plural cai·mans.any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered. Origin of caimanFirst recorded in 1570–80; from Spanish caimán, from Carib Words nearby caimanCAI, Caiaphas, Caicos Islands, caid, cailleach, caiman, caiman lizard, cain, Cain and Abel, Cain complex, Caine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caimanOurs is the Caiman model, a 6x6 behemoth that weighs in at over 15 tons and makes Humvees shrivel up with feelings of inadequacy. Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank?|Andy Hinds|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Caiman offers a range of option packages, from bristling-with-machine-guns, to monster-truck-field-hospital. Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank?|Andy Hinds|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Neither tortoise nor caiman paid any attention to their presence, but fought on pertinaciously. The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid Peters (1954:10) refuted Gadow's record on the basis that Gadow's collections contained no specimens of Caiman. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
The jaguar, with his pliable paws and sharp subtle claws, is to them a more dreaded assailant than the crocodile or caiman. The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid In Caiman trigonatus, the third to the ninth supra-caudal rows have each a median single scute. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various This family embraces three genera, readily distinguishable by osteological characters—Alligator, Caiman, and Jacare. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
British Dictionary definitions for caiman
noun plural -mansa variant spelling of cayman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |