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Definition of Gator
1. Noun. Either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts.
Generic synonyms: Crocodilian, Crocodilian Reptile
Group relationships: Genus Alligator
Specialized synonyms: Alligator Mississipiensis, American Alligator, Alligator Sinensis, Chinese Alligator
Definition of Gator
1. Noun. (colloquial) Short form of alligator. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gator
1. an alligator [n -S] - See also: alligator
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gator
Literary usage of Gator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"-schlinge schlinge, /. cooling coil Kühl-sonde, /. a double-current irri- gator
for cooling the urethra Kühlung, /. cooling, refrigeration Kühl-wasser, ..."
2. Camping and Cruising in Florida by James Alexander Henshall (1884)
"—The life history of the 'gator.—" Jist like humans." E left Key West on Sunday
afternoon, March 12th, with a light easterly breeze, bound for Cape Sable, ..."
3. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"... one or more arbitrators to gator, judge of and terminate their difference in
an amicable l—y—— manner. ..."
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