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caiman::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cayman |
| Type of | crocodilian, crocodilian reptile |
| Has types | caiman sclerops, spectacled caiman |
Examples of caiman
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The crocodile is of a type known as a caiman, commonly found in Latin America.
From the cnn.com
Roseate spoonbills are numerous in the Pantanal and are prey to spectacled caiman.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Taggen is a Paleosuchus Trigonatus, also known as a Schneider's dwarf caiman.
From the freep.com
Zip line through the trees and canoe under the stars searching for caiman.
From the sfgate.com
A baby caiman prowls the shore of the Tambopata River in southeastern Peru.
From the sacbee.com
The caiman, black, with flecks of ochre and alabaster belly, was a good three-feet long.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The only remaining groups of this order are the alligator, crocodile, caiman, and gharial.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On the way you'll hear pumas, eat fish from the river, and watch caiman and giant storks.
From the guardian.co.uk
Among the largest predatory creatures are the black caiman, jaguar, cougar, and anaconda.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
- Caimaninae are one of two subfamilies of the family Alligatoridae.
- Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch's stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.
- This is a list of characters from the Star Fox series of video games, listed in order of introduction.
- Il Caimano (The Caiman, referring to the caiman) is an Italian comedy-drama movie released in 2006, directed by Nanni Moretti and featuring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy.
- A relative of the alligator, of the genus Caiman. It resembles an alligator and a crocodile but smaller; A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards
- A taxonomic genus, within subfamily Caimaninae - the caimans
- An amphibious reptile related to the Crocodile and Alligator indigenous to the Americas. The Black Caiman, found in the Orinoca and Amazon rivers can grow up to 15 feet in length.
- Caimans also belong to the subfamily Alligatorinae and like alligators, have relatively wide snouts. There are 6 species of caimans, from tiny dwarf caiman species such as Paleosuchus palpebrosus, to the large black caimans (Melanosuchus niger). All are found in Central and South America.
