NOUN | animal | crocodile | large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates |
---|
Sounds | kraa'kahday.l | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | aisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl... |
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. | |
---|---|---|
Member of | Crocodylus, genus Crocodylus, Crocodilus, genus Crocodilus | type genus of the Crocodylidae |
Narrower | African crocodile, Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus | 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 | |
Broader | crocodilian reptile, crocodilian | extant archosaurian reptile |
Spanish | cocodrilo, crocodylidae | |
Catalan | cocodril |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact