crocodilian
/ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/
crocodilian means of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles.
crocodilian is pronounced /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/.
Etymology
From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia.
adj
- of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles
noun
- 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.”