caiman
IPA: kˈaɪmʌn
noun
- (strictly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- (loosely) A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman.
- A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
- (archaic) Alternative form of Cayman [(archaic) Synonym of Cayman Islands, a British overseas dependency in the Caribbean Sea.]
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Examples of "caiman" in Sentences
- The Black caiman is one of the largest reptiles.
- The caiman lizard is large and powerfully built.
- Jags contend with large anacondas and black caiman.
- Is it legal to own a pet caiman anywhere in the U.S.
- There are reports of jaguars taking small caiman etc.
- Caiman is a genus of reptile in the Alligatoridae family.
- Being an apex predator, the black caiman has no predators.
- Spectacled caiman have strongly protective maternal behaviour.
- It currently serves as the home of the Caimanes de Barranquilla.
- Humans killing black caiman for their hide are not actual predators.
- Cox says he always wanted an alligator and a caiman was the closest thing.
- No one was injured by the caiman, which is native to Central and South America.
- This morning somebody shouted out 'caiman' and alligators along the banks slithered into the water.
- And about a knickknack made from a crocodilian reptile known as a caiman, posed with a pipe in its mouth and an ashtray in its claws.
- “And by gator,” Dr. Schecter said in a patronizing tone, “I assume you mean the South American crocodilian species called the caiman?”
- The alligator, also called caiman by the Spanish-American creoles, inhabits the rivers and bayous of the North and South American continents, while the crocodiles are natives of Africa, of the West
- Harlem, N.Y., resident Lynette Braxton, on the 350-pound tiger that mauled its owner, who kept the animal in his Harlem apartment with a five-foot reptile called a caiman "Really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would."
- There is the alligator of the Mississippi -- which is the "caiman" or "cayman" of the Spanish Americans; there is the spectacled alligator (_Alligator sclerops_), a southern species, so called from a pair of rings around its eyes having a resemblance to spectacles; and there is a still smaller species called the "bava," which is found in Lake Valencia, and in many South American rivers.