crocodilian

crocodilian
/krok'euh dil"ee euhn/, n.
1. any reptile of the order Crocodylia, comprising the true crocodiles and the alligators, caimans, and gavials.
adj.
2. of, like, or pertaining to a crocodile.
3. hypocritical; insincere.
[1625-35; CROCODILE + -IAN]

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