Caiman

See also: caiman, caimán, and caïman

Translingual

A spectacled caiman

Etymology

From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, probably from Kari'na[1] or perhaps from a Congo language.[2]

Pronunciation

enPR: kāmən, IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪmən/
Rhymes: -eɪmən

Proper noun

Caiman m

A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – caimans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Crocodylomorpha - superorder; Crocodilia - order; Eusuchia - suborder; Alligatoridae - family; Caimaninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Caiman crocodilus (spectacled caiman), Caiman latirostris, Caiman yacare (species)

References

Caiman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caiman on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caiman on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

“Caiman”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Caiman”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

English

Proper noun

Caiman

(archaic) Alternative form of Cayman

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