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alligators

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Either way it doesn't mean it isn't foolishy dangerous to get close to wild alligators.

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Quick take

Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of alligators gathered in one view.

noun

Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.

noun

Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.

noun

(paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for alligators.

noun

Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.

noun

Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.

noun

(paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.

noun

(Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Example sentences

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Either way it doesn't mean it isn't foolishy dangerous to get close to wild alligators.

2

Maybe most people have the intuition to avoid alligators, and much more people are around roadways than alligator areas.

3

> Either way it doesn't mean it isn't foolishy dangerous to get close to wild alligators.

4

Even Everglades apex predators, the alligators are unable to deal with the issue.

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As an Australian, I'm a little horrified because although we don't have alligators, we have crocodiles.

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Years ago I worked with someone whose father hunted/poached alligators in the south for a living.

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And there were probably alligators and moccasins now making it their home.

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When I first discovered this, I found all this bafflegab about alligators and eggs only served to confuse the issue.

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It's funny because pee is useless to protect you from alligators.

10

But swimming in a place with alligators IS bad and dangerous.

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As a non-English native I didn't understand: Were there alligators in the river?

12

There are places in Florida to swim without alligators.

Quote examples

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Don't alligators eat people?" "Where is the pink alligator?" "When the egg hatches will it be a boy or a girl?

2

Because I don't like boy alligators." We had a lot of fun, but it didn't come anywhere close to achieving any kind of stealth learning outcomes, which seems to be its intention.

Proper noun examples

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Alligators are not cuddly swamp friends.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use alligators in a sentence?

Either way it doesn't mean it isn't foolishy dangerous to get close to wild alligators.

What does alligators mean?

Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.

What part of speech is alligators?

alligators is commonly used as noun.