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GENUS CROCODYLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Crocodylus mean?
• GENUS CROCODYLUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CROCODYLUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Crocodylidae
Familiarity information: GENUS CROCODYLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Crocodylidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Crocodilus; Crocodylus; genus Crocodilus; genus Crocodylus
Hypernyms ("genus Crocodylus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Crocodylus"):
crocodile (large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters)
Holonyms ("genus Crocodylus" is a member of...):
Crocodylidae; family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles)
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