- 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
--1 is a kind of crocodilian reptile, crocodilian
--1 is a member of Crocodylus, genus Crocodylus, Crocodilus, genus Crocodilus
--1 has particulars:African crocodile, Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus; Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosus; Morlett's crocodile