Caiman

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, probably from Kari'na or perhaps from a Congo language. === Pronunciation === enPR: kāmən, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪmən/ Rhymes: -eɪmən === Proper noun === Caiman m A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – caimans. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Crocodylomorpha – superorder; Crocodilia – order; Eusuchia – suborder; Alligatoridae – family; Caimaninae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Caiman crocodilus (spectacled caiman), Caiman latirostris, Caiman yacare (species) === References === Caiman (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Caiman on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Caiman on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Proper noun === Caiman (archaic) Alternative form of Cayman.