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alligator meaning in Sanskrit

मुसली musalī

UK/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə//ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/

alligator in Sanskrit: मुसली (musalī). In English, alligator means 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.

Sanskrit words for alligator

an alligator
मुसली musalī

English meaning of alligator

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.
  3. noun A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis).
  4. noun A crocodile of any species.

Full definition of alligator

alligator in a sentence

  • All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth.

Synonyms of alligator

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Questions about alligator in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of alligator in Sanskrit?
Alligator in Sanskrit is मुसली (musalī).
alligator इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Alligator: मुसली (musalī).
What does alligator mean in English?
Alligator means 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.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “alligator”: मुसली. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: alligator (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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