"American alligator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: American alligators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} American alligator (plural American alligators)
  1. An alligator of a species native to the southeastern United States, Alligator mississippiensis. Wikipedia link: American alligator Categories (place): United States Categories (lifeform): Crocodilians Synonyms: gator Translations (Alligator mississippiensis): mississippinalligaattori (Finnish), aligator amerykański [masculine] (Polish), jacaré americano [masculine] (Portuguese), aligator americano [masculine] (Portuguese), aligátor americano [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-American_alligator-en-noun-CENbXDAK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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