Definition of: alligator

(al′ə·gā′tər) noun
1. Either of two species of large, crocodilian reptiles (genus Alligator), found only in rivers and swamps of the southern United States and in the Yangtze River in China, having a shorter, blunter head than the crocodile and no lower teeth protruding when the jaw is closed.
2. Any crocodilian.
3. Leather made from the hide of an alligator.
4. A machine for squeezing ore, etc. [Earlier alligarta < Sp. el lagarto the lizard <L lacertus]
ALLIGATOR
(Length up to 18 feet)