"swamp puppy" meaning in English

See swamp puppy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-swamp puppy.wav Forms: swamp puppies [plural]
Etymology: Compound of swamp + puppy Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|swamp|puppy|pos=noun}} Compound of swamp + puppy Head templates: {{en-noun}} swamp puppy (plural swamp puppies)
  1. (humorous) an alligator Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-swamp_puppy-en-noun-j~azp2j9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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