Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 12 compound words that contain alligator. The most common are listed below. Open alligator in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- alligator clipA spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to create a temporary electrical connection.
- alligator snapping turtleA large freshwater turtle of the Eastern United States (Macrochelys temminckii).
- Alligator AuschwitzAlligator Alcatraz
- Alligator AlcatrazSouth Florida Detention Facility, a former detention centre in the Florida Everglades.
- Chinese alligatorAn alligator native to eastern China, Alligator sinensis.
- American alligatorAn alligator of a species native to the southeastern United States, Alligator mississippiensis.
- alligator garA species of gar native to the US, Atractosteus spatula, known for its extremely large size (in excess of 200 lbs).
- alligator appleA tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
- alligator lizardAny of many species of lizards in the genera Elgaria, Gerrhonotus, and Abronia.
- alligator pearAn avocado.
- alligator clampSynonym of alligator clip: A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to create a temporary electrical connection.
- alligator clipsplural of alligator clip: A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to create a temporary electrical connection.
- alligator fishAlternative form of alligatorfish: a bottom-dwelling marine fish of species Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
- alligator juniperThe American tree Juniperus deppeana.
- alligator leatherleather made from the skin of an alligator
- alligator pepperThe seeds of Aframomum daniellii used as a spice.
- alligator sawSynonym of keyhole saw: A narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc.
- alligator shearA metal-cutting shear with a hinged jaw, powered by a flywheel or hydraulic cylinder.
- alligator weedAlternative form of alligatorweed: The plant Alternanthera philoxeroides.
- alligator wrenchA kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side.
- alligator lizardsplural of alligator lizard: Any of many species of lizards in the genera Elgaria, Gerrhonotus, and Abronia.
- alligator shearsplural of alligator shear: A metal-cutting shear with a hinged jaw, powered by a flywheel or hydraulic cylinder.
- Haile alligatorA large, extinct species of alligator (†Alligator hailensis), known from the early Pleistocene of Florida.
- Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizardAbronia montecristoi, a species of endangered anguid lizard found in El Salvador and Honduras.
- Morelet's alligator lizardA lizard of species Abronia moreletii
Compound words 12
- werealligatorA shapeshifter who can assume the form of an alligator.
- alligatorfisha bottom-dwelling marine fish of species Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
- alligatorlikeResembling or characteristic of an alligator.
- alligatorweedThe plant Alternanthera philoxeroides.
- alligatorwoodSynonym of American sweetgum: A deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Liquidambar styraciflua.
- maligatora Belgian Malinois dog.
- alligatoryResembling or characteristic of an alligator.
- alligatorfishesplural of alligatorfish: a bottom-dwelling marine fish of species Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
- alligatoridsplural of alligatorid: Any reptile of the family Alligatoridae; a caiman or alligator.
- alligatoroidAny crocodilian of the superfamily Alligatoroidea, which includes a number of extinct genera as well as the family Alligatoridae (alligators and caimans).