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alligator en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- ălʹĭ-gā-tər (General-American)
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- (US) audio
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/ (Australia)
Etymology
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From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
Meanings
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Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
The same way people will count the seconds between lightning and thunder, I counted the seconds between coughs. One-alligator, two-alligator, three-alligator.
2013, Chuck Palahniuk, “December 21, 9:33 A.M. CST”, in Doomed:
alligator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ălʹĭ-gā-tər (General-American)
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- (US) audio
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/ (Australia)
Etymology
]
From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
Meanings
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Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
They ran to the village screaming at the top of their lungs that an alligator was coming after them. Several of the men in Alimacani retrieved from a storehouse the tool they used to catch alligators.
2012, Thomas N. Tozer, Pierre's Journey to Florida: Diary of a Young Huguenot in the Sixteenth Century, unnumbered page:Alligators and crocodiles look extremely alike.
The main distinguishing feature is the teeth. In a crocodile the teeth in its upper and lower jaws are in line, but in an alligator, when its mouth is shut, the upper teeth lie outside the lower ones.
2002, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, International Wildlife Encyclopedia, page 38:In 1967, the federal government declared alligators to be an Endangered Species and prohibited gator hunting and the sale of hides. The alligator responded and by the mid-1970s, the reptile numbers soared to an estimated half-million.
2007, Bernie McGovern, editor, Florida Almanac: 2007-2008, 17th edition, page 243:All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth.
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A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.
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(Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
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(dated) A crocodile of any species.
Alligators were very numerous, in fact the harbour was infested by them.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 88:
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Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. ▸ A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
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Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. ▸ A rock breaker.
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Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. ▸ A kind of job press.
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Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
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(plural-normally) An alligator-skin shoe.
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(US, dated, slang) A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.
Forms
Coordinates
gavial (reptile within Crocodilia) · cayman (reptile within Crocodilia) · gharial (reptile within Crocodilia) · crocodile (reptile within Crocodilia) · croc (reptile within Crocodilia) · caiman (reptile within Crocodilia)
Deriveds
alligator squeezer · alligatorweed · alligator terrapin · alligatored · alligatorwood · Allegheny alligator · closest alligator to the boat · alligator fish · alligator saw · alligator pear · werealligator · alligator spread · alligator bait · alligator press · Chinese alligator · alligator-wood · alligatorfish · alligator lizard · American alligator · alligator flag · Haile alligator · alligator forceps · alligatory · prairie alligator · alligator snapper · alligatorweed · alligator-turtle · you later alligator · alligatoring · alligator snapping turtle · alligator gar · alligator pepper · alligator weed · Olsen's alligator · alligator juniper · alligator clamp · big-lipped alligator moment · alligator tortoise · alligator leather · spectacled alligator · Alligator Alley · alligator shear · alligator grass · alligator apple · alligator turtle · alligator wrench · alligator clip · Alligator Pond · gator · alligatorlike
Descendants
algita · aligeta
Synonyms
gator (reptile within Crocodilia)
Translations (123)
th โขง (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ca al·ligàtor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ta முதலை (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · nl alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ar قَاطُور (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · unm shkèhte (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ast caimán (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · eo aligatoro (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · he אָלִיגָטוֹר (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · bn নক্র (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ja アリゲーター (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · la alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · th แอลลิเกเตอร์ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · my မိကျောင်း (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cho hʋchonchoba (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · it alligatore (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · hi मगरमच्छ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tl kaiman (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tr alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · is krókódíll (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ko 앨리게이터 (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · hi घड़ियाल (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cy caiman (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · apu kayokuru (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ga ailigéadar (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tn kwena (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ru аллига́тор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · nan-hbl 覓仔 /觅仔 (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sh алигатор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · es aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · de Alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tpi pukpuk (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ms aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sw aligeita (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · mh aļkita (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cmn 短吻鱷 /短吻鳄 (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · arw kaikuti (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cy aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · km ក្រពើ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ar تِمْسَاح اِسْتِوَائِيّ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · pt jacaré (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · umb ongandu (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · mn матар (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · es aligátor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · es yacaré (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · hy ալիգատոր (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · mi arikeita (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tl kayman (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ar تِمْسَاح (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ko 악어 (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · kw aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · lv aligators (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · wap atoru (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · th จระเข้ตีนเป็ด (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · el αλιγάτορας (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tr timsah (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tl aligeytor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · pl aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sw aligatori (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sl aligátor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · az timsah (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · uk аліга́тор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · th จระเข้ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ja わに (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · akz hachonchoba (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ur مگر (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · bg алига́тор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · fr caïman (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · az alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · chr ᏧᎳᏍᎩ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sk aligátor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · zza timsah (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sh aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · nv bitseeʼ yee adiłhałii (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ceb alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · lo ແຂ້ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · yi אַליגאַטאָר (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ar تِمْسَاح أَمْرِيكِيّ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tpw îakaré (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · kk аллигатор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cmn 美洲鱷 /美洲鳄 (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · nb alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · et alligaator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ja ワニ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · be аліга́тар (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · hu aligátor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tg тимсоҳ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ota تمساح (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ake akare (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · uz alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sq aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · lt aligatorius (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · id alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · eu aligatore (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · fa تمساح (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · sv alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · es lagarto (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ota نهنگ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · fr alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · fi alligaattori (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · pa ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ky аллигатор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cs aligátor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · gun jakare (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ur شیر آبی (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · csb aligatór (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · pt aligátor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · da alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ug تىمساھ (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · cy aligetor (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · nn alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ccc kashyuna (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · tt аллигатор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ur گھڑیال (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · vi cá sấu (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · km ក្រពា (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · mk алигатор (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · uz timsoh (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · af alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ro aligator (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · chn yuɬqat-upʰuch skukúm (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · hi मगर (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'') · ka ალიგატორი (large amphibious reptile of genus ''Alligator'')
alligator en · VERB
Pronunciation
- ălʹĭ-gā-tər (General-American)
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- (US) audio
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/ (Australia)
Etymology
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From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
Meanings
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(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
Alligatoring is a result of the sun making the top surface of the asphalt brittle.
2003, Carson Dunlop & Associates, Essentials of Home Inspection: Roofing, page 24:Sealing an area that is alligatoring is a temporary solution that may delay having to replace the asphalt for several years. A more permanent repair would be to replace the alligatored section.
2004, James E. Piper, Handbook of Facility Assessment, page 39:Common burn indicators include alligatoring, crazing, the depth of char, lines of demarcation, sagged furniture springs and spalling.
2009, Kären M. Hess, Christine M. H. Orthmann, Criminal Investigation, page 483:
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