- Aquatic reptile - Large reptile - Reptilian predator - A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several
species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and
inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid
in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is
that of the Nile (C. vulgaris, or C. Niloticus). The Florida crocodile
(C. Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer
jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other
related genera, as the gavial and the alligator. - A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been
first used by a crocodile.
- Aquatic relative of the tortoise - Aquatic reptile that has a flattened shell - Aquatic reptile with a flattened shell - Aquatic reptile with a shell - Hard-shelled reptile - Large marine reptile with a shell - Long-lived aquatic creature