alligator指的是短吻鱷澄暮,主要生活在美國(guó)東南部以及中國(guó)名段,嘴巴比crocodile寬一些,短一些泣懊。參見劍橋字典的解釋:
a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of the world. It is like an alligator, but it usually has a longer and narrower nose