alligator
/ˈælɪgeɪtə(r)/noun
1- a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China短吻鳄, 。
1.1
- Genus Alligator, family Alligatoridae, order Crocodylia: the American alligator (A. mississippiensis ) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis ).属, 科, 鳄目：美洲鳄 （拉丁名 A. mississippiensis）, 扬子鳄 （拉丁名 A. sinensis ）。
1.2
- mass noun the skin of the alligator or material resembling it短吻鳄皮; 类鳄鱼皮材料。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish el lagarto 'the lizard'， probably based on Latin lacerta.