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caiman definition

cai·man (kā′mən)

noun

any of a genus (Caiman) of Central and South American crocodilian reptiles similar to alligators

Etymology: ModL < Sp < Carib acayuman

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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