HyperDic: crocodile

English > 1 sense of the word crocodile:
NOUNanimalcrocodilelarge voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates
crocodile > pronunciation
Soundskraa'kahday.l
Rhymesaisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl...
English > crocodile: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters.
Member ofCrocodylus, genus Crocodylus, Crocodilus, genus Crocodilustype genus of the Crocodylidae
NarrowerAfrican crocodile, Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticusA dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosusestuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
Morlett's crocodileA variety of crocodile
Broadercrocodilian reptile, crocodilianextant archosaurian reptile
Spanishcocodrilo, crocodylidae
Catalancocodril

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