genus crocodylus

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   type genus of the Crocodylidae

   SynonymsCrocodylusCrocodilusgenus Crocodilus

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofCrocodylidae

Questions about genus crocodylus

What does genus crocodylus mean?

genus crocodylus means "type genus of the Crocodylidae".

What is another word for genus crocodylus?

Close synonyms include Crocodylus, Crocodilus, genus Crocodilus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus crocodylus a common word?

genus crocodylus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.