Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Yacare \Yac"a*re`\ (y[a^]k"[.a]*r[=a]`), n. [See Jacare.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   A South American crocodilian ({Jacare sclerops}) resembling
   the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are
   connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges.
   Called also {spectacled alligator}, and {spectacled cayman}.
   [Written also {jacare}.]

   Note: The name is also applied to allied species.