/'ælɪgeɪtə(r); `ælə,ˇetɚ/
n
1 [C] reptile of the crocodile family found esp in the rivers and lakes of tropical America and China 短吻鳄（鳄科爬行动物, 产于热带的美洲及中国的江河湖泊）.
2 [U] its skin made into leather 短吻鳄皮革
*[attrib 作定语] an alligator handbag 鳄鱼皮手提包.

n

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish;Origin: el lagarto 'the lizard', from Latin lacerta; LIZARD]
[C]
a large animal with a long mouth and tail and sharp teeth that lives in the hot wet parts of the US and China
[U]
the skin of this animal used as leather
　alligator shoes