Definition of "cayman" [cay•man]

• Variant of caiman. (noun)

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• "The second night's attempt upon the cayman was a repetition of the first, quite unsuccessful."
• "The animal called the cayman, at Batabano, died on the way, and was not brought to us, so that we could make no comparison of the two species."
• "On mud banks we saw the crocodile, "cayman" they call it."