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"Alligator" Definition

noun

A tool or fastener having strong, adjustable, often toothed jaws.
Either of two large reptiles, Alligator mississipiensis of the southeast United States or A. sinensis of China, having sharp teeth and powerful jaws. They differ from crocodiles in having a broader, shorter snout.
Leather made from the hide of one of these reptiles.
Either of two crocodilians ( of the southeastern United States and of China) having broad heads not tapering to the snout and a special pocket in the upper jaw for reception of the enlarged lower fourth tooth.
Leather made from alligator hide.