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crocodilian::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crocodilian reptile |
| Type of | diapsid reptile, diapsid |
| Has types | cayman, crocodile, tomistoma schlegeli, caiman, gator, gavial, gavialis gangeticus, alligator, false gavial |
Examples of crocodilian
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The skull of Spinosaurus was long and narrow like that of a modern crocodilian.
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Most likely, they belonged to the crocodilian that would later be named Deinosuchus.
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They are crocodilian in appearance and behaviour, complete with jaws that can crush steel.
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Crocodilian embryos develop fully 4-chambered hearts at an early stage.
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On examining these marks more closely, they found a crocodilian tooth stuck in one of them.
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These characteristics have been linked to crocodilian survival at the end of the Cretaceous.
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Crocodilian facial nerves are much more sensitive than humans.
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The large crocodilian Stomatosuchus may have been a filter feeder.
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They were also-rans to their crocodilian cousins until climate change wiped out the competition.
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- Crocodilian reptile: extant archosaurian reptile
- Crocodilia (or Crocodylia) is an order of large reptiles that appeared about 84 million years ago in the late Cretaceous Period (Campanian stage). They are the closest living relatives of birds, as the two groups are the only known survivors of the Archosauria. ...
- (Crocodilians) A category of reptiles that includes alligators, crocodiles, gavials and caiman.
- Relating to alligator, crocodile, caiman or gharial
