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Caiman

noun
1.
A semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly.  Synonym: cayman.



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... smaller numbers. They were vicious little creatures right from the start, snapping quickly and savagely at everything that interfered with their rapid march to the muddy stream. But they too had their enemies and numbers did not live to reach the water's edge, in spite of the fact that the mother caiman had the unpleasant habit of keeping a watchful eye on her nest and escorting her brood to safety if she chanced to be present when it came into the world. If an overzealous jabirou stork or a gluttonous opossum ventured ...
— The Black Phantom • Leo Edward Miller



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