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Nile' croc'odile
the common African crocodile,
Crocodylus niloticus, sometimes growing to a length of 20 ft. (6.1 m): in some areas it is greatly reduced in number and now rare.
Also,Nilotic crocodile.See illus. under
crocodile. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.