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Nile crocodile
or Nilotic crocodile
noun
- the common African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, sometimes growing to a length of 20 feet (6.1 meters): in some areas it is greatly reduced in number and now rare.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Nile crocodile1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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