"Aligatoroj kaj krokodiloj estas malsimilaj."

Translation: Alligators and crocodiles are different.

[RandomCanadian12]

they are definitely similar...

[Xandaros]

Ĉu? Laŭ mi, estas la sama.

[blovemaple]

Can "malsimila" be translated as "different"? Different can be not-similar, also can be "similar but not same". Different only equals to malsama, doesn't it?

[vtopphol]

Cxar unu aligatoras kaj alia krokodilas?

[ChuckBaggett]

Should it accept "alligators and crocodiles are not the same"?

Different means not the same, and the construction, with mal and not, is parallel.

[Xandaros]

Perhaps, but if you accept that translation, it might be confusing for people. Understanding "mal-" as "not -" is a fairly common beginner mistake, so I think we should err on the side of strict here.

[DinoSnider]

This is a good chance to show 'a little dissimilar' - et- .

[sdtrask1]

"Dissimilar" was accepted 3/21/18.