caimans
- plural of caiman.
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Fish such as wolf fish, peacock bass, and South American lungfish were especially common, accompanied by reptiles including caimans and turtles, and mammals such as capybaras, pacas, and armadillos.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
Jaguars are known to hunt caimans in rivers in Brazil.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
Gonzalez, 71, broke an international treaty by illegally importing bags made from caimans and pythons.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
And keep an eye out for caimans and boas in the water.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2022
The caiman was not one of large size, else the turtle would have fled from it, not that even the largest caimans are feared by the full-grown carapas.
From The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon by Weir, Harrison