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Podothecus acipenserinus
Alligator Al"li*ga`tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. 2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. --Loudon. Alligator fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). Alligator gar (Zo["o]l.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zo["o]l.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii).

Meaning of Podothecus from wikipedia

- Podothecus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean. There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Podothecus accipenserinus...
- Podothecus sturioides is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Alphone Guichenot in 1869. Podothecus sturioides at www.fishbase.org. v t...
- Podothecus hamlini is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1898. Podothecus hamlini at www...
- Podothecus sachi (****anese poacher: Tokubireトクビレ) is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in...
- Sachi, character from the video game The ****ure You've Been Dreaming Of Podothecus sachi or ****anese poacher, a fish in the family Agonidae Sachi-Sethu,...
- worms. Synonyms of Podothecus accipenserinus at www.fishbase.org. Common names of Podothecus accipenserinus at www.fishbase.org. Podothecus accipenserinus...
- length of 28 centimetres (11 in). Common names of Podothecus veternus at www.fishbase.org. Podothecus veternus at www.fishbase.org. Jordan, D. S. and E...
- & Schneider, 1801 Freemanichthys Kanayama, 1991 Leptagonus Gill, 1861 Podothecus Gill, 1861 Sarritor Cramer, 1896 Bathyagoninae Lindberg, 1971 Bathyagonus...
- & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) Synonyms Agonus vulsus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Podothecus vulsus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Stelgis vulsus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)...
- †Pleuropholis[Sepkoski 2002] †Pliodetes †Podocephalus[Sepkoski 2002] Podothecus[Sepkoski 2002] Pogonias[Sepkoski 2002] Pollachius (extance disputed[Sepkoski...