crocodilian
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Etymology
[edit]From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crocodilian (plural crocodilians)
- Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.
- 1989, Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Modern analogs for dinosaur nesting and parental behavior, James Orville Farlow (editor), Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs, Issue 238, page 47,
- Mound-nesting crocodilians and megapodes appear to be indifferent to nest-site parameters, but susceptibility of crocodilian mound nests to predation or drowning may be altered by site selection.
- 2001, F. Lynne Bachleda, Dangerous Wildlife in the Southeast[1], page 33:
- Superb predators, the crocodilians are reptiles, and the only survivors of the archosaurs that included dinosaurs.
- 2001, Patricia Pope Bartlett, Billy Griswold, Richard D. Bartlett, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide, page 191:
- Crocodilians are essentially lizard-like in basic shape and are adapted to a largely aquatic life. ln water, they hunt and eat their prey and advertise their size and location by bellowing.
- 1989, Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Modern analogs for dinosaur nesting and parental behavior, James Orville Farlow (editor), Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs, Issue 238, page 47,
Translations
[edit]reptiles
Adjective
[edit]crocodilian (not comparable)
- of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French crocodilien.
Noun
[edit]crocodilian m (plural crocodilieni)
Declension
[edit]Declension of crocodilian
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) crocodilian | crocodilianul | (niște) crocodilieni | crocodilienii |
genitive/dative | (unui) crocodilian | crocodilianului | (unor) crocodilieni | crocodilienilor |
vocative | crocodilianule | crocodilienilor |
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