crocodilian adjective & noun. [krɒkǝ'dɪlɪǝn] M17.
[from Latin crocodilus (see CROCODILE) + -IAN.]
A. adjective.
1. Treacherous; that feigns sorrow. Only in M17.

2. Pertaining to or being a crocodilian. M19.
b. noun. A reptile of the group including crocodiles and alligators; spec. one of the order Crocodylia, which also includes the caymans, the gharials, and numerous extinct animals, all large lizard-like semi-aquatic carnivores with a long tail and snout and a covering of horny and bony plates. M19.

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