Chinese alligator

Chinese alligator
noun
small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
Syn: ↑Alligator sinensis
Hypernyms: ↑alligator, ↑gator

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
: a small alligator (Alligator sinensis) of the Yangtze valley distinguished from the American alligator by its completely unwebbed fingers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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