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GENUS ALLIGATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Alligator mean?
• GENUS ALLIGATOR (noun)
The noun GENUS ALLIGATOR has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Alligatoridae
Familiarity information: GENUS ALLIGATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Alligatoridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Alligator" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Alligator"):
alligator; gator (either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts)
Holonyms ("genus Alligator" is a member of...):
Alligatoridae; family Alligatoridae (alligators; caimans)
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