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- Dictionaryal·li·ga·tor/ˈaləˌɡādər/
noun
- 1. a large semiaquatic reptile similar to a crocodile but with a broader and shorter head, native to the Americas and China.
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An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae of the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains. Alligators first appeared during the late Eocene epoch about 37 million y... Wikipedia