alligator /'aeligeita(r); n reptile (like a crocodile but with a shorter snout) living in the lakes and rivers of southeastern US, → the illus at reptile; leather made from its skin. (一種產(chǎn)于美國東南部之河或湖中之)短吻鱷(參看 reptile 之插圖); 短吻鱷之皮制成之革。 ~ pear, avocado. 鱷梨 (一種梨狀熱帶果實)。