"crocodilian" meaning in English

See crocodilian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/
Etymology: From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crocodile|ian}} crocodile + -ian, {{cog|mul|Crocodilia}} translingual Crocodilia Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crocodilian (not comparable)
  1. of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crocodilian-en-adj-97Dsuizq

Noun

IPA: /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/ Forms: crocodilians [plural]
Etymology: From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crocodile|ian}} crocodile + -ian, {{cog|mul|Crocodilia}} translingual Crocodilia Head templates: {{en-noun}} crocodilian (plural crocodilians)
  1. Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial. Categories (lifeform): Crocodilians Translations (reptiles): 鱷魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 鳄鱼 (èyú) (Chinese Mandarin), krokotiilieläin (Finnish), crocodilien [masculine] (French), ワニ (wani) (Japanese), (wani) (Japanese), 악어 (ageo) (Korean), crocodiliano [masculine] (Portuguese), จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-crocodilian-en-noun-FthTggRZ Disambiguation of Crocodilians: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 9 91

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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