- a variation of caiman.
cayman
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of cayman
C16: from Spanish caimán, from Carib cayman, probably of African origin
Example Sentences
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One of these pets is a cayman, "part alligator, part crocodile".
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2011
The cayman, living in captivity in the oppressive fug of Peter's apartment, is tiny, just half the size of Margaux's arm.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2011
As the kits watch, the mother creeps up, whacks the tail of an enormous cayman, then darts back as it lunges for her.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not long, says Biographer Aldington, before the jungle presented only "one more toil for this Hercules of taxidermy" �the capture of a live cayman.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the fact remains that the South American cayman, one of the most formidable-looking brutes in all the world, is a cowardly beast and by no means greatly to be feared.
From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Gilson, Charles
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