This large predator's name is from the Spanish "el lagarto", or the lizard
[DOC] [TLE] American alligator photo - Alligator mississippiensis - G54912 ... [PAR] The name 'alligator' derives from the Spanish 'el lagarto' meaning 'the lizard', 
while ... An opportunistic predator, a fully-grown American alligator is capable of 
... by raccoons, large fish, birds, and by large, dominant, male American alligators
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