Alligatorinae
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Related to Alligatoridae: Crocodylidae, Anguidae
Alligatorinae
[‚al·ə·gə′tȯr·ə‚nē] (vertebrate zoology)
A subgroup of the crocodilian family Crocodylidae that includes alligators, caimans, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus.
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