鼍鼓 tuógǔ alligator-skin drum Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tuógǔ alligator-skin drum · bellowing of an alligator · booming sound 鼍 鼉 tuó Chinese alligator (bound form) Chinese alligator; a small alligator native to the Yangtze River valley in China, also known as 扬子鳄 yángzǐ'è or 猪婆龙 zhūpólóng鼓 gǔ noun drum drum; any drum-shaped objecttuógǔ to beat the night watch 鼍 鼉 tuó Chinese alligator (bound form) Chinese alligator; a small alligator native to the Yangtze River valley in China, also known as 扬子鳄 yángzǐ'è or 猪婆龙 zhūpólóng鼓 gǔ verb to beat to beat a drum; to play certain musical instruments by plucking or striking