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ALLIGATORIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alligatoridae mean?
• ALLIGATORIDAE (noun)
The noun ALLIGATORIDAE has 1 sense:
1. alligators; caimans
Familiarity information: ALLIGATORIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alligators; caimans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alligatoridae; family Alligatoridae
Hypernyms ("Alligatoridae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Alligatoridae"):
genus Alligator (type genus of the Alligatoridae)
genus Caiman (caimans)
Holonyms ("Alligatoridae" is a member of...):
Crocodilia; Crocodylia; order Crocodilia; order Crocodylia (crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials)
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