Noun: crocodilian ,kró-ku'di-lee-un
- Extant archosaurian reptile
"The alligator, a crocodilian reptile, basked on the riverbank";
- crocodilian reptile
Derived forms: crocodilians
Type of: diapsid, diapsid reptile
Part of: Crocodilia, Crocodylia, order Crocodilia, order Crocodylia
Encyclopedia: Crocodilian