Collocations for "alligator"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "alligator" in context.
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alligator
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- was [bitten, eaten, killed] by an alligator
- the alligators in [the swamp, Florida]
- an alligator or crocodile
- Have you ever [eaten, tried] alligator?
- [eat] [fried, roasted] alligator
- hunts alligators for their [skin, meat]
- saw alligators [at the zoo, on vacation]
- The [wallet, belt, purse] is made of (the skin of) alligator.
- The [wallet] is genuine alligator.
- a [baby, full-grown] alligator
- [a huge, an enormous] [15-foot] alligator
- The [sewers, swamps] are infested with alligators.
- slang: See you later, alligator!
- an alligator skin [wallet, purse]
- used an alligator clip (in her hair)
- made with alligator [apples, pears]
'alligator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):