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alligatorid

alligatorid noun: any reptile of the family Alligatoridae; a caiman or alligator.

alligatorid: any reptile of the family Alligatoridae; a caiman or alligator
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Noun

alligatorid (plural alligatorids)

  1. Any reptile of the family Alligatoridae; a caiman or alligator.
    • This species is large compared with known Eocene alligatorids, although its character states present a mosaic of resemblances to earlier and later alligatorids.1956, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, volume 31, page 554
    • Although most alligatorids have ventral osteoderms, the American alligator usually has only poorly developed single osteoderms in the pectoral and midventral regions, if at all (Fig. 6C and D).1989, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Crocodiles: Their Ecology, Management, and Conservation, page 24

Forms of alligatorid

pluralalligatorids

Questions about alligatorid

What does alligatorid mean?
Alligatorid means any reptile of the family Alligatoridae; a caiman or alligator.
What part of speech is alligatorid?
Alligatorid is a noun.
What is the plural of alligatorid?
The plural of alligatorid is alligatorids.

Words near alligatorid in the dictionary

  1. alligator wrench
  2. alligator wrenches
  3. alligatored
  4. alligatorfish
  5. alligatorfishes
  6. alligatorid
  7. alligatorids
  8. alligatorine
  9. alligatorines
  10. alligatoring
  11. alligatorlike

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