Definitions for crocodilian

crocodilian croc·o·dil·i·an

Spelling: [krok-uh-dil-ee-uh n]
IPA: /ˌkrɒk əˈdɪl i ən/

Crocodilian is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 580 anagrams from letters in crocodilian (accdiilnoor).

Definitions for crocodilian

noun

  1. any reptile of the order Crocodylia, comprising the true crocodiles and the alligators, caimans, and gavials.

adjective

  1. of, like, or pertaining to a crocodile.
  2. hypocritical; insincere.

Origin of crocodilian

First recorded in 1625-35; crocodile + -ian

Examples for crocodilian

The three men stood silent and tense as the two crocodilian monsters stopped before them.

You will soon discover this in skeletonizing your first crocodilian, and be sure to respect its anatomy.

Taken as a whole, the foot is perhaps more reptilian than avian, and in some genera is crocodilian.

Honey for bait, great steel traps with crocodilian jaws, and guns there were in the outfit.

Perhaps it shows a modification towards the crocodilian direction.

In birds the apparatus for the support of the wings has a far-off resemblance to the crocodilian type.

And beside the dais was a figure between two crocodilian guards at sight of whom Randall forgot all else.

The tail and hindquarters, however, proclaim the crocodilian original.

Word Value for crocodilian
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