alligator
C1Noun/US /ˈæləɡˌeɪtɚ/ ĂL-əg-āt-ər; UK /ˈæləɡˌeɪtɚ/ ĂL-əg-āt-ər/
A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to 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.
