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cayman

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cay·man  (kmn)
n.
Variant of caiman.
cayman or caiman
Noun
pl -mans a tropical American reptile similar to an alligator [Carib]
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Noun1.caymancayman - a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
caiman
crocodilian, crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile
genus Caiman - caimans
Caiman sclerops, spectacled caiman - caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina


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