Gator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈeɪɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alligator

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Alligator

eines von zwei amphibischen Reptilien, die mit Krokodilen verwandt sind, aber kürzere, breitere Schnauzen haben

🇫🇷French

alligator

l'un des deux reptiles amphibies apparentés aux crocodiles mais avec un museau plus court et plus large

🇪🇸Spanish

cocodrilo

cualquiera de los dos reptiles anfibios relacionados con los cocodrilos pero con hocicos más cortos y anchos

🇮🇹Italian

alligatore

uno dei due rettili anfibi imparentati con i coccodrilli ma con il muso più corto e più largo

🇳🇱Dutch

alligator

een van de twee amfibische reptielen die verwant zijn aan krokodillen, maar met kortere, bredere snuiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

jacaré

qualquer um dos dois répteis anfíbios relacionados aos crocodilos, mas com focinhos mais curtos e mais largos

🇷🇺Russian

аллигатор

любая из двух земноводных рептилий, родственных крокодилам, но с более короткой и широкой мордой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गेटोर

मगरमच्छ से संबंधित लेकिन छोटे चौड़े थूथन वाले दो उभयचर सरीसृपों में से कोई एक

🇧🇩Bengali

গেটর

দুটি উভচর সরীসৃপের যে কোনো একটি কুমিরের সাথে সম্পর্কিত কিন্তু খাটো বিস্তৃত স্নাউট সহ

🇮🇳Tamil

கேட்டர்

முதலைகளுடன் தொடர்புடைய இரண்டு ஆம்பிபியஸ் ஊர்வனவற்றில் ஒன்று, ஆனால் குறுகிய பரந்த மூக்குகளுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

గేటర్

మొసళ్లకు సంబంధించిన రెండు ఉభయచర సరీసృపాలు కానీ పొట్టిగా విశాలమైన ముక్కులతో ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅटर

मगरींशी संबंधित दोन उभयचर सरपटणारे प्राणी पण लहान रुंद स्नाउट्स असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેટર

કાં તો બે ઉભયજીવી સરિસૃપ મગર સાથે સંબંધિત છે પરંતુ ટૂંકા પહોળા સ્નોટ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೇಟರ್

ಮೊಸಳೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಎರಡು ಉಭಯಚರ ಸರೀಸೃಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾದರೂ ಆದರೆ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಗಲವಾದ ಮೂತಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗേറ്റർ

മുതലകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതും എന്നാൽ വീതി കുറഞ്ഞ മൂക്കുകളുള്ളതുമായ രണ്ട് ഉഭയജീവികളായ ഉരഗങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നുകിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੇਟਰ

ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਮਗਰਮੱਛਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਦੋ ਉਭਾਸੀ ਸੱਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਪਰ ਛੋਟੇ ਚੌੜੇ ਸਨੌਟਸ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیٹر

مگرمچھ سے متعلق دو ابھاری رینگنے والے جانوروں میں سے یا تو مگر چھوٹے چوڑے تھنوں کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鳄鱼

与鳄鱼有亲缘关系的两种两栖爬行动物中的一种，但鼻子更短更宽

🇯🇵Japanese

ゲーター

ワニに近い2匹の水陸両用爬虫類のどちらかだが、より短く幅広い鼻をもつ

🇰🇷Korean

게이터

악어와 관련이 있지만 주둥이가 더 짧고 넓은 양서류 두 마리 중 하나입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cá sấu

một trong hai loài bò sát lưỡng cư có liên quan đến cá sấu nhưng có mõm ngắn hơn và rộng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

จระเข้

สัตว์เลื้อยคลานสะเทินน้ำสะเทินบกสองตัวที่เกี่ยวข้องกับจระเข้ แต่มีจมูกที่สั้นกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

buaya

salah satu dari dua reptil amfibi yang berkerabat dengan buaya tetapi dengan moncong lebih pendek dan lebih lebar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمساح

أي من الزواحف البرمائية المرتبطة بالتماسيح ولكن بخطم أقصر وأوسع

🇮🇷Persian

دروازه بان

یکی از دو خزنده دوزیست مربوط به کروکودیل اما با پوزه کوتاه تر

🇹🇷Turkish

timsah

Timsahlarla akraba olan ancak daha kısa ve geniş burunlu iki amfibi sürüngenden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

גטור

אחד משני זוחלים אמפיביים הקשורים לתנינים אך עם חוטם רחב יותר קצר יותר

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