Alligator
See also: alligator and al·ligàtor
Translingual
Etymology
a. 1807, from English alligator, from early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el (“the”) + lagarto (“lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”)
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Crocodylomorpha - superorder; Crocodilia - order; Eusuchia - suborder; Alligatoridae - family; Alligatorinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alligator mississippiensis - type species; Alligator sinensis - other extant species; †Alligator luicus - selected extinct species; for others see Alligator at Fossilworks
References
- Alligator at Fossilworks
German
Pronunciation
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Declension
Declension of Alligator
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Alligators | der | Alligatoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Alligator | den | Alligatoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
Further reading
- Alligator in Duden online
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