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caiman

cai·man [ ˈkā-mən]

caiman

noun

[ˈkā-mən]

variants: or less commonly cayman

Definition of caiman

: any of several Central and South American crocodilians (genera Caiman, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus) similar to alligators

Recent Examples on the Web

//Crocodylians are the 27 species of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials that live all over Earth today, except for in Europe and Antarctica.
— Pedro L. Godoy, The Conversation, "Climate change created today’s large crocodiles," 23 Sep. 2019
//Officials in Michigan say the caiman isn’t a threat.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, "Alligator-like reptile found lurking in pond behind Michigan high school," 20 Sep. 2019
//Most come from North American species, but glass cases also hold products from farther afield, including tiger-bone traditional medicine, elephant-ivory chopsticks, black coral laid out across half a shelf, python-skin boots, a caiman-skin handbag.
— National Geographic, "In the Alaska-Yukon wilderness, wildlife crime fighters face a daunting task," 25 June 2019
//Board a boat at Atalaya and cruise even deeper into the rainforest, on the lookout for monkeys, giant anteaters, tapirs, ocelots, armadillos, peccaries, caimans, and the numerous bird species that inhabit Manú National Park.
— National Geographic, "Peru and the Amazon Expedition: Inca Wonders and Jungle Wildlife," 10 Sep. 2019
//But both offer incredible biodiversity: A visit to this UNESCO World Heritage site will likely include howler monkey, sloth, jaguar, caiman, and peccary spottings.
— Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "UNESCO's Newest World Heritage Sites, in Photos," 11 July 2019
//When a 4- to 5-foot alligator (or alligatorlike-creature, since some have guessed it’s really a caiman) was discovered in the Humboldt Park Lagoon on Tuesday, Chicagoans were instantly starstruck.
— Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, "Looking for the Humboldt Gator? You can hit him up on Twitter," 11 July 2019
//And caimans are identifiable by a bridge of bone between their eyes.
— Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, "As the Humboldt Park alligator remains elusive, here are 5 things to know about crocodilians," 11 July 2019
//The analysis revealed that two of the extinct species were, like the caiman, carnivorous.
— The Economist, "Vegetarian crocodiles once roamed the world," 28 June 2019

First Known Use of caiman

1577, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for caiman

Spanish caimán, probably from Carib caymán

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