[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crocodilian.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / crocodilian

[← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/C/)

# crocodilian

«crocodilian» in Mova's school dictionary: **any animal in the crocodile family group: crocodiles…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a crocodilian, crocodilians); adjective (crocodilian)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) A crocodilian is any animal in the crocodile family group: crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#m1)

2) Crocodilian (adjective) means like a crocodile or to do with crocodiles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, crocodilians are large reptiles with armoured skin, strong jaws and long tails that live in rivers and swamps of warm countries; they are close relatives of birds and of dinosaurs. In Australia, saltwater crocodiles live in the north — safety: obey crocodile warning signs and never swim where they live. In stories, a crocodilian grin is a wide, scary smile.

### examples

- Alligators and crocodiles are both crocodilians. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#x1)
- Crocodilians lay eggs in nests on land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#x2)
- Crocodilians have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#x3)
- The gharial is a crocodilian with a long, thin snout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#x4)
- The villain gave a crocodilian smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#x5)
- In Northern Australia, signs warn swimmers about crocodilians in the rivers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/#x6)

### note

Countable as a noun. Pronounced «krok-uh-DIL-ee-an». Myth: crocodiles do not really cry over their prey; «crocodile tears» means pretend sadness.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crocodilian» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodilian/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.