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CROCODYLUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Crocodylidae

Synonyms:

Crocodilus; Crocodylus; genus Crocodilus; genus Crocodylus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Crocodylus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Crocodylus"):

crocodile (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)

Holonyms ("Crocodylus" is a member of...):

Crocodylidae; family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles)

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