n.
Variant: also cay · man
Pronunciation: ' k ā -m ə n; k ā - ' man, k ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish caimán, probably from Carib caymán
Date: 1577
: any of several Central and So. American crocodilians (genera Caiman, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus ) similar to alligators