crocodilian
noun
croc·o·dil·ian ˌkrä-kə-ˈdi-lē-ən 
-ˈdil-yən
: any of an order (Crocodylia) of reptiles including the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gharials, and related extinct forms
crocodilian adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The giant reptile is the largest extinct crocodilian ever found in Australia, write study authors Jogo Ristevski and Steven W. Salisbury, Queensland University paleontologists, in the Conversation. 
Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2021 That would require ancient crocodilians like thalattosuchians to stay close to land, where nests could be built. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020 One group of marine reptiles called thalattosuchians, which are now-extinct, Jurassic-era relatives of modern crocodilians, left behind a detailed fossil record. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020 More of Nature's Giants Purussaurus was a gargantuan crocodilian that lived in the same area and within the same time period as S. geographicus. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020 Even though Illinois has outlawed keeping crocodilians as pets for more than a decade, Chance is just one of many CHS has had to deal with this year alone, says its president Rich Crowley. Jim Daley, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2019 This creature attained a length of at least 20 feet and is distantly related to crocodilians. Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019 Different reef-building creatures began to take hold, and lush vegetation covered the land, setting the stage for a group of reptiles called the archosaurs: the forerunners of birds, crocodilians, pterosaurs, and the nonavian dinosaurs. Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019 In addition to 48 bird genomes, the researchers sequenced three crocodilian genomes to pinpoint early descendent relationships. Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2015 See More
Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2021 That would require ancient crocodilians like thalattosuchians to stay close to land, where nests could be built. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020 One group of marine reptiles called thalattosuchians, which are now-extinct, Jurassic-era relatives of modern crocodilians, left behind a detailed fossil record. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020 More of Nature's Giants Purussaurus was a gargantuan crocodilian that lived in the same area and within the same time period as S. geographicus. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020 Even though Illinois has outlawed keeping crocodilians as pets for more than a decade, Chance is just one of many CHS has had to deal with this year alone, says its president Rich Crowley. Jim Daley, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2019 This creature attained a length of at least 20 feet and is distantly related to crocodilians. Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019 Different reef-building creatures began to take hold, and lush vegetation covered the land, setting the stage for a group of reptiles called the archosaurs: the forerunners of birds, crocodilians, pterosaurs, and the nonavian dinosaurs. Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019 In addition to 48 bird genomes, the researchers sequenced three crocodilian genomes to pinpoint early descendent relationships. Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2015 See More Word History
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined above