Meaning of alligator in English
US /ˈæləˌɡeɪtər/ UK /ˈælɪɡeɪtə/
1. a big, long animal with rough hard skin, a pointed long mouth, sharp teeth, powerful jaws, a long tail, and short four legs which lives near rivers and in hot wet parts of the world, native to the US and China
Alligators have between 74 and 80 teeth in their jaws.