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What is a caiman?

What is a caiman? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman, within family Alligatoridae.
  2. 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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No doubt the caiman had been attempting to plunder the new-laid eggs of the tortoise, and the latter had detected him in the act.
On the few patches of dry ground, tropical rattlesnakes lie low, and in shallow pools, spectacled caiman doze just beneath the surface.
In the wider region, the skins trade has had an impact on large cats, the black caiman, the giant river otter and howler monkeys.
The jaguar, with his pliable paws and sharp subtle claws, is to them a more dreaded assailant than the crocodile or caiman.
In fact, there are 23 species of alligators, crocodiles, and their kin, the caiman and gharials, and they are collectively all known as crocodilians.
Also famous are the large wild animals like the giant anaconda, jaguar, caiman, river dolphin or the giant otter.

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