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crocodile

[krok-uh-dahyl] / ˈkrɒk əˌdaɪl /
NOUN
mugger
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Did they depend on heat from their surroundings like crocodiles, or did they warm their eggs directly like birds?

From Science Daily

He said he loved seeing sunrises and sunsets on the ocean, as well as whales, some great white sharks, turtles and sea crocodiles.

From BBC

Young ospreys who do not return might have fallen prey to crocodiles and jackals, or have been blown out in to the Atlantic, he said.

From BBC

Traversing this land means, for instance, wading across a river that is said to be a home of crocodiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Ark Wildlife Park, near Boston, Lincolnshire has 232 animals in its care including meerkats, crocodiles, snakes and wildcats.

From BBC