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crocodile
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
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Tomistoma schlegeli, false gavial
crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial
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alligator, gator
either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
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caiman, cayman
a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
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Gavialis gangeticus, gavial
large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
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African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, Nile crocodile
a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
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Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
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Morlett's crocodile
a variety of crocodile
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Alligator mississipiensis, American alligator
large alligator of the southeastern United States
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Alligator sinensis, Chinese alligator
small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
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Caiman sclerops, spectacled caiman
caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina
