caiman

FREQ #38296

n. 凯门鳄（等于cayman）；（美洲热带所产之）鳄鱼

发音

其它 /ˈkeɪ.mən/

词形变化

caimans 复数 caimans

别名

caman cayman

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.

    凯门鳄

    2002, International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Brown bear - Cheetah, 3rd Edition, page 358, The caimans are found in South America, mainly in the Amazon basin, with one species extending into the southern part of Mexico and another reaching northern parts of Argentina.

  2. 2.

    A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman.

  3. 3.

    A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cayman

上位词 1

crocodilian

下位词 1

spectacled caiman

相关短语

caiman lizard [网络] 南美鳄蜥；凯门鳄蜥蜴 caiman lizards Cayman Islands 开曼群岛[拉丁美洲] black caiman Bois Caiman spectacled caiman [网络] 眼镜凯门鳄；南美短吻鳄 yacare caiman Cuvier's dwarf caiman broad-snouted caiman Bois Caïman broad-snouted caimans

词源

From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, from Kari'na acayouman.

来源：wiktionary