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crocodilia

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The Crocodilia (or Crocodylia ) are an order of mostly large, predatory , semiaquatic reptiles . They appeared 83.5 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period ( Campanian stage) and are the closest living relatives of birds , as the two groups are ...

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Crocodilia \Croc`o*dil"i*a\ (-d?l"?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. crocodilus crocodile.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of reptiles including the crocodiles, gavials, alligators, and many extinct kinds.

Usage examples of crocodilia.

The Mardukan crocodilia were just pleased as pie to have all those big, toothsome flar-ta come into their area, and they decided to welcome them with open jaws.

Whether they're of the order crocodilia, suborder of their own, or whether they're of the order squamata, suborder lacertilia, family neopoda&mdash.