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CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Crocodylus niloticus mean? 

CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS (noun)
  The noun CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS has 1 sense:

1. a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africaplay

  Familiarity information: CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

African crocodile; Crocodylus niloticus; Nile crocodile

Hypernyms ("Crocodylus niloticus" is a kind of...):

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)


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