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cayman

[ key-muhn ]

noun

plural caymans.
  1. a variant of caiman.


cayman

/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ³¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. any tropical American crocodilian of the genus Caiman and related genera, similar to alligators but with a more heavily armoured belly: family Alligatoridae (alligators, etc)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cayman1

C16: from Spanish ³¦²¹¾±³¾Ã¡²Ô, from Carib cayman, probably of African origin
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Called “how to cook curry goat — 3 amigos cayman cookout,†the work will be sold starting on Thursday to benefit the Cayman Food Bank.

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Like Weisberger noted, there are also caymans and owls, and a watchful eye must always be kept out for the mosquitoes on the course.

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Even before reaching the reserve, my kids spot iguanas, turtles and caymans on the Guayabero River and gawk at an 80-pound catfish reeled in by an angler.

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But the fact remains that the South American cayman, one of the most formidable-looking brutes in all the world, is a cowardly beast and by no means greatly to be feared.

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They were in fact the snouts of alligators, or caymans as they are known in Venezuela.

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