cayman
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cay·man
(kā′mən)n.
Variant of caiman.
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cayman
(ˈkeɪmən) orcaiman
n, pl -mans
(Animals) any tropical American crocodilian of the genus Caiman and related genera, similar to alligators but with a more heavily armoured belly: family Alligatoridae (alligators, etc)
[C16: from Spanish caimán, from Carib cayman, probably of African origin]
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cai•man
or cay•man
(ˈkeɪ mən)n., pl. -mans.
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera.
[1570–80; < Sp caimán < Carib]
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| Noun | 1. |  cayman - a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored bellycrocodilian, crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile genus Caiman - caimans Caiman sclerops, spectacled caiman - caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina |
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