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    What reptile got its name from Spanish for lizard?

    Question #104897. Asked by flem-ish. (Apr 21 09 2:50 AM)


    gonnzo

    		Alligator.

    "The name alligator is an anglicized form of the Spanish el lagarto (the lizard), the name by which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator

    Apr 21 09, 6:01 AM

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