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Noun: crocodilian  ,kró-ku'di-lee-un
  1. 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