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crocodilian

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Crocodilian (noun) means any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.

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Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.

"However, it is possible that baby titanoboas and Titanoboa eggs were preyed upon by the same crocodilians the adults ate." — Rebecca Bales, Titanoboa (2024)

"Superb predators, the crocodilians are reptiles, and the only survivors of the archosaurs that included dinosaurs." — F. Lynne Bachleda, Dangerous Wildlife in the Southeast (2001)

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