alligator

alligator
    n 1: leather made from alligator's hide
    2: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but
       with shorter broader snouts [syn: {alligator}, {gator}]
    v 1: crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from
         weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
    

Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
   1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See
      {Pinus}.
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   Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
         States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}),
         the {Georgia pine} ({Pinus australis}), the {red pine}
         ({Pinus resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar
         pine} ({Pinus Lambertiana}) are among the most
         valuable. The {Scotch pine} or {fir}, also called
         {Norway} or {Riga pine} ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the
         only British species. The {nut pine} is any pine tree,
         or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
         {Pinon}.
         [1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true
         cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
         commonly assigned to other genera.
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   2. The wood of the pine tree.
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   3. A pineapple.
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   {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.

   {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
      the {Araucaria excelsa}.

   {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered
      with pines. [Southern U.S.]

   {Pine borer} (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
      pine trees.

   {Pine finch}. (Zool.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.

   {Pine grosbeak} (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
      enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
      hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
      red.

   {Pine lizard} (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
      lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle
      States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and
      {alligator}.

   {Pine marten}. (Zool.)
      (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also
          {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.
      (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.

   {Pine moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of small
      tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[ae]
      burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
      doing great damage.

   {Pine mouse} (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
      pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
      forests.

   {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
      of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.

   {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).

   {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
      and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
      

   {Pine snake} (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
      ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered with
      brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
      snake}. The Western pine snake ({Pituophis Sayi}) is
      chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.

   {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.

   {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the
      seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
      figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
      tree shilling}.

   {Pine weevil} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
      whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
      species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
      the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.

   {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
      them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
      Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
      arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood
      wool}.
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alligator \al"li*ga`tor\, v. i. & t. [Because of the resemblance
   to the pattern on the skin of an alligator.]
   to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the
   surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object.
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Alligator \Al"li*ga`tor\, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el
   lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.
   lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See {Lizard}.]
   1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile
      family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader
      snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower
      jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal
      notches. Besides the common species of the southern United
      States, there are allied species in South America.
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   2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens
      like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,
      (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle
          ball.;
      (b) (Mining) a rock breaker;
      (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also {alligator
          press}.
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   {Alligator apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the {Anona palustris},
      a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its
      properties. --Loudon.

   {Alligator fish} (Zool.), a marine fish of northwestern
      America ({Podothecus acipenserinus}).

   {Alligator gar} (Zool.), one of the gar pikes ({Lepidosteus
      spatula}) found in the southern rivers of the United
      States. The name is also applied to other species of gar
      pikes.

   {Alligator pear} (Bot.), a corruption of {Avocado pear}. See
      {Avocado}.

   {Alligator snapper}, {Alligator tortoise}, {Alligator turtle}
      (Zool.), a very large and voracious turtle ({Macrochelys
      lacertina}) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United
      States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred
      pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the
      name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head
      and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is
      sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of
      {Trionyx}.

   {Alligator wood}, the timber of a tree of the West Indies
      ({Guarea Swartzii}).
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Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zool.)
   A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis
   horrida} or {Menopoma Alleghaniensis}). It is very voracious
   and very tenacious of life. Also called {alligator}, and
   {water dog}.
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ALLIGATOR, n.  The crocodile of America, superior in every detail to
the crocodile of the effete monarchies of the Old World.  Herodotus
says the Indus is, with one exception, the only river that produces
crocodiles, but they appear to have gone West and grown up with the
other rivers.  From the notches on his back the alligator is called a
sawrian.
    

Alligator, MS (town, FIPS 940)
  Location: 34.08981 N, 90.72020 W
  Population (1990): 187 (71 housing units)
  Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 38720
    

Alligator, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    220
   Housing Units (2000): 81
   Land area (2000):     0.983645 sq. miles (2.547629 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.058381 sq. miles (0.151206 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.042026 sq. miles (2.698835 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            00940
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             34.088482 N, 90.720690 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     38720
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
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