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spectacled caiman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
spec-ta-cled -caiman
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crocodilian native to the warmer parts of Latin America, Caiman crocodilus, which, despite the specific epithet, is more closely related to alligators than crocodiles.

Inflected Forms

spectacled caimans (plural)

Synonyms

speckled caiman common caiman white caiman caiman sclerops

Questions

What does spectacled caiman mean?
A crocodilian native to the warmer parts of Latin America, Caiman crocodilus, which, despite the specific epithet, is more closely related to alligators than crocodiles.

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