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nounlarge voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waterstype of:
Definition that contains crocodile
- false gavial crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial
- tomistoma schlegeli crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial
- caiman lizard crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels
- crocodilia crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
- crocodylia crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
- order crocodilia crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
- order crocodylia crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials