alligator
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
leather made from alligator's hide
Types & categories
- leather hypernym
Related & opposite
- alligator derivation
Sense 2 verb
crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
Types & categories
- crack hypernym
Related & opposite
- alligator derivation
Sense 3 noun
either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
Types & categories
- crocodilian reptile hypernym
- American alligator hyponym
- Chinese alligator hyponym
Parts & wholes
- genus Alligator member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | alligator |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | leather |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alligator |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | crack |
| 3 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | genus Alligator |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | crocodilian reptile |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | American alligator |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Chinese alligator |