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Cayman vs Caiman - What's the difference?

cayman | caiman | Alternative forms |

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

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • * 1862 , The Quiver , Volumes 1-6, 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.
  • * 1996 , Dale Alan Olsen (editor), Music of the Warao of Venezuela: Song People of the Rain Forest , 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 .
  • * 2002 , Harry S. Pariser, Explore Puerto Rico , page 157,
  • Laguna Tortuguero' has some 2,000 ''caimanes'' (' caymans ), a type of alligator indigenous to Central and S America.

    caiman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cayman

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman , within family Alligatoridae.
  • * 1995 , Laurie Agopian, Extended Thematic Unit: Rain Forest , 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.
  • * 2002 , International Wildlife Encyclopedia : Brown bear - Cheetah, 3rd Edition, 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.
  • * 2010 , Carrol L. Henderson, Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Field Guide , 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.
  • A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena'', found in South America. ''To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
  • Derived terms

    * caiman lizard

    See also

    * alligator, gator * crocodile, croc * gavial, gharial

    Anagrams

    * *

    References

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