crocodilian
noun
croc·o·dil·ian
ˌkrä-kə-ˈdi-lē-ən 
-ˈdil-yən
: any of an order (Crocodylia) of reptiles including the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gharials, and related extinct forms
crocodilian
adjective
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This Amazonian freshwater environment was nutrient-rich and teeming with life, home to crocodilians, turtles and fish, as well as mammals such as sloths, rodents, ungulates and primates.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Gators and crocodiles both belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians, according to the National Park Service.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Neal Rubin was once given a caiman, a smaller South American crocodilian, as a birthday gift and moved it across the country in the back seat of a '71 Plymouth Fury.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
While today’s crocodilians have unidirectional breathing through their lungs, their air handling does not extend to their bones, which do not have any air-sac cavities.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
Birds and crocodilians are archosaurs, the living relatives of non-avian dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
The research found that many turtles, crocodilians, and salamanders have very low aging rates.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
So, in 1977, the base launched its first counteroffensive against the crocodilians.
—Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Current crocodilians and the Komodo dragon undergo similar dietary shifts during their growth, Sues adds.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Gators and crocodiles both belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians, according to the National Park Service.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Neal Rubin was once given a caiman, a smaller South American crocodilian, as a birthday gift and moved it across the country in the back seat of a '71 Plymouth Fury.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
While today’s crocodilians have unidirectional breathing through their lungs, their air handling does not extend to their bones, which do not have any air-sac cavities.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
Birds and crocodilians are archosaurs, the living relatives of non-avian dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
The research found that many turtles, crocodilians, and salamanders have very low aging rates.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
So, in 1977, the base launched its first counteroffensive against the crocodilians.
—Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Current crocodilians and the Komodo dragon undergo similar dietary shifts during their growth, Sues adds.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
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crocodilian
noun
croc·o·dil·ian
ˌkräk-ə-ˈdil-ē-ən
-ˈdil-yən
: any of an order of reptiles that includes the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and related extinct forms
crocodilian
adjective
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