Relating to or resembling a crocodile; having characteristics typical of crocodiles or the crocodile family.
From Crocodile + the adjectival suffix '-ean,' which comes from Latin '-anus' and is used to indicate relationship or belonging to a category, similar to 'reptilian' or 'mammalian.'
Scientific adjectives like 'crocodilean' helped naturalists describe creatures precisely before photography—when describing exotic animals from distant lands, having exact terminology was crucial for other scientists to understand!
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