cayman

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of caiman.

   “We were about to follow this advice, when another man, more rash than his comrades, said, 'I'm not afraid of caymans,' and spurred his horse into the stream.”

   “With a dull, heavy splash an occasional cayman plunged in from the bank.”

   “Surely, when this animal comes, it is to eat us. Thus, we have to sing this hoa. This is how I learned this hoa for caymans. One sings this so he won't be eaten by the caymans.”

   “Laguna Tortuguero has some 2,000 caimanes (caymans), a type of alligator indigenous to Central and S America.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or related to the Cayman Islands, understood geographically or politically.

name

1. (archaic)Synonym of Cayman Islands: Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.