We found 1 definitions of crocodilian reptile from 1 different sources.
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crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile | ||
crocodilian | ||
diapsid, diapsid reptile reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye | ||
crocodilia, crocodylia, order crocodilia, order crocodylia crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials | ||
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 | ||
gator, alligator 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 |