jacare sclerops

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jacare sclerops - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yacare \Yac"a*re`\ (y[a^]k"[.a]*r[=a]`), n. [See Jacare.]
     (Zool.)
     A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling
     the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are
     connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges.
     Called also spectacled alligator, and spectacled cayman.
     [Written also jacare.]
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     Note: The name is also applied to allied species.
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