English-Thai Dictionary

alligator

N จระเข้  สัตว์ช นิดหนึ่ง ตระกูล เดียว กับ จระเข้ แต่ มี ขนาดใหญ่ กว่า  jo-ra-kae

 

alligator

N หนัง ของ สัตว์ช นิดหนึ่ง  nang-khong-sad-cha-nid-nueng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLIGATOR

n.[The Latin word seems to be connected with lacertus, the arm; and the animal may be named from the resemblance of his legs to arms. ] The American crocodile. This animal is of the lizard genus, having a long naked body, four feet, with five toes on the fore feet, and four on the hind, armed with claws, a serrated tail. The mouth is very large, and furnished with sharp teeth; the skin is brown, tough, and, on the sides, covered with tubercles. The largest of these animals grow to the length of seventeen or eighteen feet. They live in and about the rivers in warm climates, eat fish, and sometimes catch hogs, on the shore, or dogs which are swimming. In winter, they burrow in the earth, which they enter under water and work upwards, lying torpid till spring. The female lays a great number of eggs, which are deposited in the sand, and left to be hatched by the heat of the sun.

 

ALLIGATOR-PEAR

n.A west India fruit, resembling a pear in shape, from one to two pounds in weight. It contains within its rind a yellow butyraceous substance, which, when the fruit is perfectly ripe, constitutes an agreeable food.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLIGATOR

Al "li *ga `tor, n. Etym: [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile ), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.

 

2. (Mech. )

 

Defn: Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a ) (Metal Working )

 

Defn: a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b ) (Mining ) a rock breaker; (c ) (Printing ) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. Alligator apple (Bot. ), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. Loudon. -- Alligator fish (Zoöl.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus ). -- Alligator gar (Zoöl.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula )found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. -- Alligator pear (Bot. ), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. -- Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zoöl.),a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina ) in habiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. -- Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii ).

 

ALLIGATOR WRENCH

ALLIGATOR WRENCH Al "li *ga `tor wrench. (Mech. )

 

Defn: A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alligator

al li ga tor |ˈaliˌgātər ˈæləˌɡeɪdər | ▶noun a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China. [Genus Alligator, family Alligatoridae, order Crocodylia: the American alligator (A. mississippiensis ) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis ).] • the skin of the alligator or material resembling it. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Spanish el lagarto ‘the lizard, ’ probably based on Latin lacerta .

 

alligator clip

al li ga tor clip |ˈæləˌɡeɪdər klɪp | ▶noun a sprung metal clip with long, serrated jaws, used attached to an electric cable for making a temporary connection to a battery or other component.

 

alligator fish

al li ga tor fish ▶noun a slender bottom-dwelling fish of the northwestern Atlantic, with an armor of bony plates and two curved spines on the snout. [Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae. ]

 

alligator lizard

al li ga tor liz ard ▶noun a short-limbed, long-tailed, slim lizard native to the North American west coast. [Genus Gerrhonotus, family Anguidae: several species, including the northern alligator lizard (G. coerulus ) and the panamint alligator lizard (G. panamintinus ).]

 

alligator pear

al li ga tor pear |ˈæləˌɡeɪdər pɛ (ə )r | ▶noun another term for avocado.

 

alligator snapping turtle

al li ga tor snap ping tur tle (also alligator snapper ) ▶noun a large-headed, long-tailed snapping turtle of the southeastern US, found esp. in the Gulf States. Weighing up to 150 pounds (67.5 kg ), it is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. [Macroclemys temminckii, family Chelydridae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

alligator

al ¦li |ga ¦tor |ˈalɪgeɪtə | ▶noun a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China. ●Genus Alligator, family Alligatoridae, order Crocodylia: the American alligator (A. mississippiensis ) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis ). • [ mass noun ] the skin of the alligator or material resembling it. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Spanish el lagarto ‘the lizard ’, probably based on Latin lacerta .

 

alligator clip

al ¦li |ga ¦tor clip ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for crocodile clip.

 

alligator fish

al ¦li |ga ¦tor fish ▶noun a small, slender bottom-dwelling fish of the NW Atlantic, with an armour of bony plates and two curved spines on the snout. ●Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae.

 

alligator lizard

al ¦li |ga ¦tor liz ¦ard ▶noun a heavily built slow-moving lizard native to North America and Mexico. ●Genus Gerrhonotus, family Anguidae: several species.

 

alligator pear

al ¦li |ga ¦tor pear ▶noun North American term for avocado.

 

alligator snapper

alligator snapper (also alligator snapping turtle ) ▶noun a large snapping turtle occurring in fresh water around the Gulf of Mexico. ●Macroclemys temminckii, family Chelydridae.

 

Duden Dictionary

Alligator

Al li ga tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Allig a tor |der Alligator; Genitiv: des Alligators, Plural: die Alligatoren englisch alligator < spanisch el lagarto = die Eidechse < lateinisch lacertus, lacerta, zu: lacertus = Oberarm und wohl eigentlich = die Biegsame; die Bewegliche (in tropischen und subtropischen Flüssen und Sümpfen Amerikas und Südostasiens lebendes ) zu den Krokodilen gehörendes Reptil mit verhältnismäßig kurzer Schnauze

 

French Dictionary

alligator

alligator n. m. nom masculin Crocodile d ’Amérique pouvant atteindre cinq mètres de long. : Les mâchoires de l ’alligator sont moins longues que celles du crocodile, mais tout aussi redoutables. Note Orthographique a ll igator.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

alligator

al li ga tor /ǽlɪɡèɪtə r / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 名詞 (!｟米 くだけて ｠gator ) 1 C アリゲーター 〘米国南東部 中国東部産のワニ 〙; (一般的に )ワニ ｟アフリカ 南アジア産のワニはcrocodile ｠(→caiman ).2 U ワニ皮 .3 C 〘動 〙(メキシコ湾の )ワニガメ (alligator snapper [snapping turtle ]).(S è e you ) l á ter, á lligator .｟おどけて ｠あばよ, ワニ君 (!alligatorとlaterが韻を踏む; 返事はIn a [After (a )] while, crocodile. またな ワニ君 ) .～́ cl ì p (電気接続などに使う )わに口クリップ .～́ p è ar ＝avocado .