Difference between Caiman and Cayman

What is the difference between Caiman and Cayman?

Caiman as a noun is a relative of the alligator, of the genus caiman. while Cayman as a noun is any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus caiman, within family alligatoridae.

Caiman

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A relative of the alligator, of the genus Caiman. A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans they are referred to as caiman lizards.

Cayman

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman, within family Alligatoridae.

We hope you now know whether to use Caiman or Cayman in your sentence.

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