FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Crocodylidae mean? 

• FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE has 1 sense:

1. true crocodiles

  Familiarity information: FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

True crocodiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crocodylidae; family Crocodylidae

Hypernyms ("family Crocodylidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "family Crocodylidae"):

Crocodilus; Crocodylus; genus Crocodilus; genus Crocodylus (type genus of the Crocodylidae)

genus Tomistoma; Tomistoma (a genus of Malayan crocodiles)

Holonyms ("family Crocodylidae" is a member of...):

Crocodilia; Crocodylia; order Crocodilia; order Crocodylia (crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials)