Meaning | 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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Member of | Crocodylus, genus Crocodylus, Crocodilus, genus Crocodilus | type genus of the Crocodylidae |
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Narrower | African crocodile, Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus | A dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa |
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Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosus | estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands |
Morlett's crocodile | A variety of crocodile |
Broader | crocodilian reptile, crocodilian | extant archosaurian reptile |
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Spanish | cocodrilo, crocodylidae |
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Catalan | cocodril |
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