Explore Caiman through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like cayman or crocodilian. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Caiman meaning
- Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman.
- A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
Synonyms of Caiman
Using Caiman
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae. | A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman. | A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
- Useful related words include: cayman, crocodilian reptile, crocodilian.
- In the example corpus, caiman often appears in combinations such as: caiman is, apaporis caiman, black caiman.
Context around Caiman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Caiman
- In this selection, "caiman" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, apaporis, black, foot, crocodilus, mini and genetically stand out and add context to how "caiman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include rio apaporis caiman and caiman is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "caiman" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with caiman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cristiane also stated that caiman, mini alligators, prowled the vessel. (10 words)
The company offers laparoscopic devices such as EinsteinVision, and Caiman. (10 words)
Caiman is a virtual company, so my workspace is always different. (11 words)
The 1.5-meter (five-foot) caiman is right at home in the lagoon waters of Jacarepagua, a vast, urban district on Rio de Janeiro’s west side whose name means “Valley of the Caimans” in the Tupi-Guarani Indigenous language. (41 words)
The black caiman and American alligator are the only members of the alligator family that pose the same danger to humans as the larger species of the crocodile family. (29 words)
The survivors included nine tortoises, a lizard in a water exhibit and some grumpy dwarf caiman that the firefighters helped pull out of their water tanks, she said. (28 words)
And if so, was this strange, pointy caiman genetically distinct enough to really be a separate subspecies? (17 words)
Example sentences (11)
He was the first researcher to describe the creature, with its long snout and yellow hue, now known as Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis or the Rio Apaporis caiman.
Cristiane also stated that caiman, mini alligators, prowled the vessel.
The 1.5-meter (five-foot) caiman is right at home in the lagoon waters of Jacarepagua, a vast, urban district on Rio de Janeiro’s west side whose name means “Valley of the Caimans” in the Tupi-Guarani Indigenous language.
The company offers laparoscopic devices such as EinsteinVision, and Caiman.
The survivors included nine tortoises, a lizard in a water exhibit and some grumpy dwarf caiman that the firefighters helped pull out of their water tanks, she said.
Caiman is one of the experiments, with a mage turning him into a crocodile and losing his memories.
And if so, was this strange, pointy caiman genetically distinct enough to really be a separate subspecies?
But instead of just congratulations, the messages pointed him to a new episode of "Extinct or Alive," featuring the Rio Apaporis caiman.
Caiman is a virtual company, so my workspace is always different.
The black caiman and American alligator are the only members of the alligator family that pose the same danger to humans as the larger species of the crocodile family.
The largest is the near-threatened Melanosuchus niger, the jacare-assu or large or black caiman of the Amazon River basin.
Common combinations with caiman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- caiman is 3×
- apaporis caiman 2×
- black caiman 2×