gator

English Thesaurus

1. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	crocodilian, crocodilian reptile,
definition	:	extant archosaurian reptile (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	alligator mississipiensis, american alligator,
definition	:	large alligator of the southeastern United States (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	alligator sinensis, chinese alligator,
definition	:	small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus alligator,
definition	:	type genus of the Alligatoridae (noun.animal)