Home › Words › C › caimancaiman/ˈkeɪ.mən/caiman means any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.caiman is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.mən/.EtymologyFrom Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, from Kari'na acayouman.nounAny of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.e.g.“Caimans are reptiles that are closely related to their Central and South American neighbors, the alligators. Adult caimans are usually four to six feet (1.8 m) in length.” — 1995, Laurie Agopian, Extended Thematic Unit: Rain Forest, page 32: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 crocodilian caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caimanine 82% match — Any member of the subfamily Caimaninae within the Alligatoridae. vs caiman →alligatorid 74% match — Any reptile of the family Alligatoridae; a caiman or alligator. vs caiman →crocodile 67% match — Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials. vs caiman →alligatoroid 64% match — Any crocodilian of the superfamily Alligatoroidea, which includes a number of extinct genera as well as the family Alligatoridae (alligators and caimans). vs caiman →gavialid 61% match — Any reptile of the family Gavialidae. vs caiman →crocodylid 60% match — Any member of the family Crocodylidae; a crocodile. vs caiman →crocodyline 59% match — Any member of the subfamily Crocodylinae. vs caiman →alligatorine 59% match — Any animal of the subfamily Alligatorinae vs caiman →