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Meaning of cachirre



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cachirre
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In Colombia, especially in the Eastern Plains, it is a way to call the chin, slime or alligator of glasses. It is an American freshwater carnivorous reptile, living in rivers, swamps and swamps. Its scientific name is Caiman crocodilus and belongs to the family Alligatoridae .

  



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cachirre: a small species of freshwater crocodile, Caiman crocodilus, found in northern South America, in Central America, in southern Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Used in US as well Used in US as well

"Por entre ellas nadaban unas torguitas llamadas galápagos, asomando la cabeza rojiza; y aquí y allí los caimanejos nombrados cachirres exhibían sobre la nata del pozo los ojos sin párpados. --Jose Eustasio Rivera, La Vorágin"

  










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