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NILE CROCODILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nile crocodile mean?
• NILE CROCODILE (noun)
The noun NILE CROCODILE has 1 sense:
1. a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
Familiarity information: NILE CROCODILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
African crocodile; Crocodylus niloticus; Nile crocodile
Hypernyms ("Nile crocodile" 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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