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n. Any of various tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and related genera, resembling and closely related to the alligators.

n. A relative of the alligator, of the genus Caiman. It resembles an alligator and a crocodile but smaller.

n. A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.

n. See cayman.

n. A genus of tropical American Alligatoridæ, containing such species as C. palpebrosus or C. trigonatus; the caymans.

n. [lowercase] A cayman.

n. a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

"And about a knickknack made from a crocodilian reptile known as a caiman, posed with a pipe in its mouth and an ashtray in its claws."

crocodilian    crocodilian reptile   

crocodile    alligator    gharial    gator    croc    gavial   

cayman   

caiman sclerops    spectacled caiman   

californiacampaign    bullettrain    anacondas    non-small    Dino    iguanas    rough-riding    eponym    hippopotamus    hippopotami