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saltwater crocodile

saltwater crocodile noun: a very large aquatic carnivorous crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), found from the Bay of Bengal through southeastern Asia to Australia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu.

Noun

saltwater crocodile (plural saltwater crocodiles)

  1. A very large aquatic carnivorous crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), found from the Bay of Bengal through southeastern Asia to Australia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu.
    Synonyms:
    estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, saltie, sea crocodile

saltwater crocodile meaning in Vietnamese

saltwater crocodile in Vietnamese

Crocodylus porosus
cá sấu hoa cà

Synonyms of saltwater crocodile

All synonyms of saltwater crocodile

Forms of saltwater crocodile

pluralsaltwater crocodiles

Questions about saltwater crocodile

What does saltwater crocodile mean?
Saltwater crocodile means a very large aquatic carnivorous crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), found from the Bay of Bengal through southeastern Asia to Australia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu.
What is saltwater crocodile in Vietnamese?
Saltwater crocodile in Vietnamese is cá sấu hoa cà. See Saltwater crocodile meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is saltwater crocodile?
Saltwater crocodile is a noun.
What is the plural of saltwater crocodile?
The plural of saltwater crocodile is saltwater crocodiles.

Words near saltwater crocodile in the dictionary

  1. saltstone
  2. saltstones
  3. saltus
  4. saltuses
  5. saltwater
  6. saltwater crocodile
  7. saltwater crocodiles
  8. Saltwater River
  9. saltwater soap
  10. saltwater soaps
  11. saltwater taffy

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