Crocodylidae

plural noun
Croc·​o·​dyl·​i·​dae | \ -ˈdiləˌdē\

Definition of Crocodylidae

: a family of the order Loricata variously construed as including all recent and some fossil crocodilians or as comprising only the true crocodiles, the alligators, caimans, and gavials being excluded

History and Etymology for Crocodylidae

New Latin, from Crocodylus, type genus + -idae

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