crocodilian

Noun
  1. Extant archosaurian reptile (synset 101699274)
    is a type of: diapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • false gavial, tomistoma schlegeli - crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial
    • alligator, gator - either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
    • caiman, cayman - a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
    • gavial, gavialis gangeticus - large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
    belongs to: crocodilia, crocodylia, order crocodilia, order crocodylia - crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
    same as: crocodilian reptile

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