"crocoduck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crocoducks [plural]
Etymology: Blend of crocodile + duck; proposed by creationists Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|crocodile|duck}} Blend of crocodile + duck Head templates: {{en-noun}} crocoduck (plural crocoducks)
  1. An imaginary hybrid animal with the head of a crocodile and the body of a duck, described in an attempt to discredit evolution in favour of creationism. Wikipedia link: crocoduck
    Sense id: en-crocoduck-en-noun-aYWGaDEA Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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