Crocodylidae
plural noun
Croc·o·dyl·i·dae
-ˈdiləˌdē
: a family of the order Loricata variously construed as including all recent and some fossil crocodilians or as comprising only the true crocodiles, the alligators, caimans, and gavials being excluded
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Crocodylus, type genus + -idae