Cayman vs Caiman - What's the difference?
cayman | caiman | Alternative forms |
* 1862 , The Quiver , Volumes 1-6,
* 1996 , Dale Alan Olsen (editor), Music of the Warao of Venezuela: Song People of the Rain Forest ,
* 2002 , Harry S. Pariser, Explore Puerto Rico ,
Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman , within family Alligatoridae.
* 1995 , Laurie Agopian, Extended Thematic Unit: Rain Forest ,
* 2002 , International Wildlife Encyclopedia : Brown bear - Cheetah, 3rd Edition,
* 2010 , Carrol L. Henderson, Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Field Guide ,
A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena'', found in South America. ''To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
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Caiman is a alternative form of cayman.
Caiman is a coordinate term of cayman.
As nouns the difference between cayman and caiman
is that cayman is an alternative spelling of lang=en while caiman is any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman, within family Alligatoridae.cayman
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(en noun)page 451,
- We were about to follow this advice, when another man, more rash than his comrades, said, 'I'm not afraid of caymans ,' and spurred his horse into the stream.
page 326,
- Surely, when this animal comes, it is to eat us. Thus, we have to sing this hoa. This is how I learned this hoa for caymans'. One sings this so he won't be eaten by the ' caymans .
page 157,
- Laguna Tortuguero' has some 2,000 ''caimanes'' (' caymans ), a type of alligator indigenous to Central and S America.
caiman
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Alternative forms
* caymanNoun
(en noun)page 32,
- Caimans' are reptiles that are closely related to their Central and South American neighbors, the alligators. Adult ' caimans are usually four to six feet (1.8 m) in length.
page 358,
- The caimans are found in South America, mainly in the Amazon basin, with one species extending into the southern part of Mexico and another reaching northern parts of Argentina.
page 164,
- Newly hatched caimans' eat insects. Young '''caimans''' are eaten by Jabirus, Wood Storks, Great Egrets, and raccoons. Adult ' caimans have no predators except human poachers.