[ noun ] a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly <noun.animal>
Caiman \Cai"man\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Cayman}.
Cayman \Cay"man\ (k[=a]"man), n. [From the language of Guiana: cf. Sp. caiman.] (Zo["o]l.) The south America alligator. See {Alligator}. [Sometimes written {caiman}.] ※ ||
"Animal control said the caiman variety was illegal to possess in the United States," the deputy said.
First, he's a South American caiman who's only 3 feet long and 10 pounds.
The caiman was traded for an aquarium. Without a first-aid kit: $130.
It said Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry responded to evidence of illegal caiman trade by beginning a new voluntary check system on all imports of the skins.
Thailand was the major link in an operation to illegally smuggle about 120,000 skins of South American caiman alligators to Japan last year.