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crocodile
DEFINITIONS OF:
crocodile
1
n
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
Types:
African crocodile
,
Crocodylus niloticus
,
Nile crocodile
a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
Asian crocodile
,
Crocodylus porosus
estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
Morlett's crocodile
a variety of crocodile
Type of:
crocodilian
,
crocodilian reptile
extant archosaurian reptile
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