CAIMAN


Meaning of CAIMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also cay·man ˈkā-mən; kā-ˈman, kī-

Etymology: Spanish caimán, probably from Carib caymán

Date: 1577

: any of several Central and South American crocodilians (genera Caiman, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus ) similar to alligators

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