spectacled caiman

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spectacled caiman

noun spectacled caimans

A crocodilian native to the warmer parts of Latin America, Caiman crocodilus, which, despite the specific epithet, is more closely related to alligators than crocodiles.
Similar: speckled caiman, common caiman, white caiman

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@misc{spectacled_caiman_2026,
  title = {spectacled caiman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spectacled%20caiman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}