alligators

noun pl. alligators or alligator

1. any of a genus (Alligator) of large crocodilian reptiles found in tropical rivers and marshes of the U.S. and China: its snout is shorter and blunter than the crocodile's, and its teeth do not protrude outside its closed mouth
2. a scaly leather made from an alligator's hide
3. ☆ a machine, tool, etc. with a strong, movable, often toothed jaw