crocodilian (redirected from Crocodilians)

croc·o·dil·i·an  (krk-dl-n, -dlyn)

n.

Any of various reptiles of the order Crocodylia, which includes the alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a crocodile.

2. Belonging to the order Crocodylia.

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crocodilian [ˌkrɒkəˈdɪlɪən]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large predatory reptile of the order Crocodilia, which includes the crocodiles, alligators, and caymans. They live in or near water and have a long broad snout, powerful jaws, a four-chambered heart, and socketed teeth

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Crocodilia

2. of, relating to, or resembling a crocodile

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crocodilian  (krk-dl-n)

Any of various semiaquatic reptiles of the order Crocodilia, including the alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials. Crocodilians are squat, massive, and lizardlike, with long, powerful jaws, long, heavy tails, short legs, and thick, plated skin. Like dinosaurs, crocodilians are archosaurs, and their closest modern relatives are the birds.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crocodilian - extant archosaurian reptile           crocodilian reptile 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 gavial, Gavialis gangeticus - large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout