Nile crocodile

Noun

Meaning

a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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

reptile 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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