An alternate or variant spelling of Crocodilidae, the scientific family name for true crocodiles.
A variant spelling using 'y' instead of 'i,' reflecting older Latin transliteration conventions from Greek 'krokodilos.' Both spellings are used in scientific literature.
Even scientific names have spelling variations—Crocodylidae vs. Crocodilidae shows that taxonomy evolved gradually, and older texts might use the 'y' version while modern ones typically use the 'i' version!
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