"Caiman" meaning in All languages combined

See Caiman on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Caiman
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of Cayman Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: Cayman
    Sense id: en-Caiman-en-name-hLnyGHUg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Translingual]

IPA: /ˈkeɪmən/
enPR: kāmən Rhymes: -eɪmən Etymology: From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, probably from Kari'na or perhaps from a Congo language. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|es|caimán}} Spanish caimán, {{der|mul|pt|caimão}} Portuguese caimão, {{der|mul|car|-}} Kari'na Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Caiman|nogendercat=1}} Caiman m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – caimans. Tags: masculine Hyponyms (genus): Caiman crocodilus (english: spectacled caiman), Caiman latirostris, Caiman yacare (english: species)
    Sense id: en-Caiman-mul-name-o3~hGpGI Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Tetrapoda (english: superclass), Reptilia (english: subfamily) [class], Crocodylomorpha (english: superorder), Crocodilia (english: order), Eusuchia (english: suborder), Alligatoridae (english: family), Caimaninae (english: subfamily)

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