yacare

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Etymology

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Portuguese jacaré, from Old Tupi îakaré.

Noun

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yacare (plural yacares)

  1. 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.