genus caiman

English Thesaurus

1. caimans (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	reptile genus,
definition	:	a genus of reptiles (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	caiman, cayman,
definition	:	a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	alligatoridae, family alligatoridae,
definition	:	alligators; caimans (noun.animal)