yacare
See also: yacaré
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Portuguese jacaré, from Old Tupi îakaré.
Noun
[edit]yacare (plural yacares)
- A caiman; a kind of alligator.
- Synonym: yacare caiman
- 1859, Cassell's popular natural history, page 24:
- The yacare is not found farther south than the 32nd degree of south latitude. In its habit completely aquatic; and is never found excepting in the water or on the bank.