alligator, gator
(noun) either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
alligator
(noun) leather made from alligator’s hide
alligator
(verb) crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alligator (plural alligators)
Either 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.
(Nigeria) dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
(metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
(mining) A rock breaker.
(printing) A kind of job press.
Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
• (reptile within Crocodilia): gator (informal)
• (reptile within Crocodilia): caiman, cayman; croc, crocodile; gavial, gharial
alligator (third-person singular simple present alligators, present participle alligatoring, simple past and past participle alligatored)
(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
alligator
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.
alligator (plural alligators)
(obsolete) One who binds or ties.
Source: Wiktionary
Al"li*ga`tor, n. Etym: [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working)
Definition: a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. Loudon.
– Alligator fish (Zoöl.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus).
– Alligator gar (Zoöl.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes.
– Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado.
– Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zoöl.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) in habiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx.
– Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2024
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