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English noun: crocodile

1. crocodile (animal) 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


Broader (hypernym)crocodilian, crocodilian reptile


Narrower (hyponym)African crocodile, Asian crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, Crocodylus porosus, Morlett's crocodile, Nile crocodile


Member meronymCrocodilus, Crocodylus, genus Crocodilus, genus Crocodylus









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