Orinoco crocodile
noun
Ori·no·co crocodile
¦ōrə¦nō(ˌ)kō-
: a ferocious narrow-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) of the Orinoco river and drainage basin
Word History
Etymology
from Orinoco river, Venezuela
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