From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsalligatoral‧li‧ga‧tor /ˈæləɡeɪtə $ -ər/ noun1
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[countable]HBA a large animal with a long mouth and tail and sharpteeth that lives in the hot wet parts of the US and China2[uncountable]HBATI the skin of this animal used as leatheralligator shoesExamples from the Corpusalligator• It could be the size of an alligator.• It was my idea of what an alligator might find appealing.• George was in tennis shorts and a shirt with an alligatoremblem.• In time, these will become a habitat for alligators.• They had alligator tail but it was tough.• Then we saw the alligatorswell up.• The alligator, though pursued for its hide and much reduced in numbers, is not in present danger of extinction.Originalligator(1500-1600)Spanishel lagarto"the lizard", from Latinlacerta; → LIZARD