gator

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ga·tor /ˈɡeɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English informal  an alligator 短吻鳄

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gator• Okay, so I was a kid checking out the snakes and gators of my childhood.• Alligators are not particularly sociable animals, and big bull gators often will stake out their own ponds.• But a srnall gator sunned himself on a bank, an egret leaned forward knee-deep in the standing pool.• Now the gators are collectors items.Origin gator (1800-1900) alligator

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gator
ga‧tor /ˈɡeɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English informalan alligator

ga·torBrE /ˈɡeɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡeɪtər/ 🔊 noun (NAmE, informal) = alligator