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- noun Plural form of
caiman .
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Examples
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The map shown above lumps in caimans with crocodiles because the reference map we used was for the order Crocodilia (which includes crocodiles, caimans, gharials and alligators).
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But it appeared to have a lucky escape from the croc species, known as caimans, and was left alone.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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In recent years much of the research throughout the reserves has focused upon larger animals such as caimans, primates and Cock-of – the-Rock.
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Sajad Lone, a Kashmiri separatist, on the new wave of young, radical Kashmir protesters who are using online tools like Facebook and YouTube to organize the biggest demonstrations against New Delhi in two decades "The caimans are a symbol of power of the traffickers.
Periscope 2008
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If the manatees do not move, they become stranded and exposed to hunters such as caimans, jaguars and humans who stalk the water margins.
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The presence of semiaquatic creatures such as caimans and tapirs suggests that the area once was a floodplain or river delta, he notes.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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"The caimans are a symbol of power of the traffickers.
timesofmalta.com 2008
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Not only do we experience the miseries of gnats, mosquitoes and ants and the perils of snakes, caimans and jaguars, but we see how quickly one becomes inured to filthy clothes and hands and how a steady diet of monkey meat can make even electric eel seem a delicacy.
The Last Tribes Standing Gerard Helferich 2011
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You are right that biologists generally regard alligators and caimans as more closely related to one another than crocodiles.
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(Crocodiles are part of the Crocodyloidea superfamily, whereas alligators and caimans are part of Alligatoroidea).
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