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alligators

Variant of alligator

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

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