Crocodyloidea

plural noun

Croc·​o·​dy·​loi·​dea

-də̇ˈlȯidēə

in some classifications

: a suborder of Loricata containing recent crocodiles and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Crocodylus + -oidea

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