短吻鳄 duǎnwěn'è alligator Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 短 duǎn adjective short short in length or duration; brief吻 wěn muzzle the mouth of an animal, or the protruding part of the head of some lower animals鳄 鱷 è noun crocodile (bound form) crocodile; alligator; the general name for animals of the order Crocodilia