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Definition of caiman in English: caiman(also cayman) nounˈkeɪmənˈkeɪmən A semiaquatic reptile similar to the alligator but with a heavily armoured belly, native to tropical America. Caiman and other genera, family Alligatoridae: three species Example sentencesExamples - The continental record in South America, where caimans spent much of their history, is sporadic.
- A crocodilian is any member of an order of reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials, and related extinct forms.
- Jaguars may have been their most important predators, but some are probably killed by anacondas and caimans.
- In fact, there are 23 species of alligators, crocodiles, and their kin, the caiman and gharials, and they are collectively all known as crocodilians.
- The zoo here is now playing host to a pair each of seamy crocodiles, alligators and caimans, giving the city dwellers a glimpse of some rare species.
Origin Late 16th century: from Spanish caimán, Portuguese caimão, from Carib acayuman. Rhymes Bremen, Damon, Eamon, layman, laymen, stamen Definition of caiman in US English: caiman(also cayman) nounˈkāmənˈkeɪmən A semiaquatic reptile similar to the alligator but with a heavily armored belly, native to tropical America. Caiman and other genera, family Alligatoridae: three species, in particular the spectacled caiman (C. sclerops) Example sentencesExamples - The zoo here is now playing host to a pair each of seamy crocodiles, alligators and caimans, giving the city dwellers a glimpse of some rare species.
- The continental record in South America, where caimans spent much of their history, is sporadic.
- In fact, there are 23 species of alligators, crocodiles, and their kin, the caiman and gharials, and they are collectively all known as crocodilians.
- Jaguars may have been their most important predators, but some are probably killed by anacondas and caimans.
- A crocodilian is any member of an order of reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials, and related extinct forms.
Origin Late 16th century: from Spanish caimán, Portuguese caimão, from Carib acayuman. |