American alligator

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American alligator

noun American alligators

An alligator of a species native to the southeastern United States, Alligator mississippiensis.
Similar: gator

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noun Alligator mississippiensis

Português	jacaré americano, aligator americano, aligátor americano
Русский	миссиси́пский аллига́тор missisípskij alligátor

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@misc{american_alligator_2026,
  title = {American alligator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/american%20alligator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}