Alligator

alligator al·ligàtor Translingual thumb|Alligator mississippiensis species (the American alligator) Etymology a. 1807, from mul en alligator, from early Modern English en alligater, en alligarta, en aligarto, en alegarto, en alagarto, from mul es el the + es lagarto lizard, from mul la lacertus lizard, modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated la alligator one who binds Proper noun 1 m genus family Alligatoridae alligators Hypernyms genus ; Alligatorinae subfamily - subfamily Hyponyms genus Alligator mississippiensis species - type species; Alligator sinensis species - other extant species; †Alligator luicus species - selected extinct species; for others see 38423 References 1 1 1 38423 German Alternative forms de Aligarta Lagarto obsolete Etymology 16th century, in part directly from de es lagarto lizard, in part through de en alligator (and its variants). The contemporary form established itself during the 18th century following English (as in all European languages). Ultimately from de la lacertus. Pronunciation de /aliˈɡaːtoːʁ/ [ˌʔa.liˈɡaː.toːɐ̯] [-lɪ-] [-tɔɐ̯] de De-Alligator.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Al li ga tor Noun m,,en alligator animal Declension m,,en Further reading de Crocodilians