Jacare

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jacare \Jac"a*re`\, n. [Pg. jacar['e]; of Brazilian origin.]
     (Zool.)
     A cayman. See {Yacare}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Yacare \Yac"a*re`\ (y[a^]k"[.a]*r[=a]`), n. [See Jacare.]
     (Zool.)
     A South American crocodilian ({Jacare sclerops}) resembling
     the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are
     connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges.
     Called also {spectacled alligator}, and {spectacled cayman}.
     [Written also {jacare}.]
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     Note: The name is also applied to allied species.
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