Nile crocodile

Noun

Meaning

a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

African crocodile Crocodylus niloticus black caiman broad-snouted caiman Crocodylus porosus American crocodile australian freshwater crocodile Cuvier's dwarf caiman mugger crocodile estuarine crocodile false gharial Morelet's crocodile Indo-Pacific crocodile indian gharial kuttanacaiman

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Hypernyms

crocodile

Examples

His fiancée was only freed when the Nile crocodile performed a "death roll", tearing part of the former tennis star's arm from her body. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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