Caiman
Translingual
Etymology
From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, probably from Kari'na[1] or perhaps from a Congo language.[2]
Pronunciation
- enPR: kāmən, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪmən/
- Rhymes: -eɪmən
Proper noun
Caiman m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – caimans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Crocodylomorpha – superorder; Crocodilia – order; Eusuchia – suborder; Alligatoridae – family; Caimaninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Caiman crocodilus (spectacled caiman), Caiman latirostris, Caiman yacare (species)
References
- Caiman (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Caiman on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Caiman on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “Caiman”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Caiman”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
English
Proper noun
Caiman
- (archaic) Alternative form of Cayman.