CROCODYLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Crocodylus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Crocodylidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROCODYLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Crocodylidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crocodilus; Crocodylus; genus Crocodilus; genus Crocodylus

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Crocodylus"):

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)

Holonyms ("Crocodylus" is a member of...):

Crocodylidae; family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles)