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crocodile

noun

as in alligator

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Recent Examples of crocodile Researchers had initially assumed these bones came from a prehistoric crocodile species. found a 12-foot python Rights & Permissions Allison Parshall is an associate news editor at Scientific American who often covers biology, health, technology and physics. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025 These early dinosaurs were also initially vastly outnumbered by their reptile cousins–a group of enormous crocodile ancestors called the pseudosuchians and pterosaurs who grew to the size of fighter jets. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025 The fashion trade imports around 1 million to 2 million crocodile skins every year. —

Alice Catherine Hughes, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 His interpretation of the classic Vuitton silhouette features crocodile skin and diamond embellishments. —

Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for crocodile

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All of this is news to Tereza, who works in an alligator meat processing facility.

— Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
In that case, homeowner Irma Acosta Arya was permanently enjoined from any further feedings, which since 2016 had attracted flocks of vultures as well as raccoons, alligators and a bobcat.

— Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025