| 单词 | crocodilian |
| 释义 | crocodilian (once / 105530 pages) n WORD FAMILY crocodilian: crocodilians USAGE EXAMPLESIn Paraguay, alongside the Pilcomayo River, black vultures flew over a shrinking pond where a group of crocodilian reptiles known as yacare caimans sought refuge. Reuters(Nov 02, 2016) High-resolution scans of the fossil revealed signs that the dinosaur’s meninges and overall brain structure resembled those of living birds and crocodilians. National Geographic(Oct 27, 2016) Siamese crocodiles are one of the most critically endangered species of crocodilians on the planet. National Geographic(Aug 07, 2016) n extant archosaurian reptile Syn|Hypo|Hyper crocodilian reptile 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 Tomistoma schlegeli, false gavialcrocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial alligator, gatoreither of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts caiman, caymana semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly Gavialis gangeticus, gaviallarge fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, Nile crocodilea dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosusestuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands Morlett's crocodilea variety of crocodile Alligator mississipiensis, American alligatorlarge alligator of the southeastern United States Alligator sinensis, Chinese alligatorsmall alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits Caiman sclerops, spectacled caimancaiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina diapsid, diapsid reptile reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye |
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