Crocodile
Crocodile noun - Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters.
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Synonyms for Crocodile
Serpent
Serpent noun - A limbless reptile with a long body.
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Crocodile and serpent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crocodile" instead a noun "Serpent".
Nearby Word: serpentine
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Obviously this has introduced a whole slew of new aquatic monsters including a lightning-spewing serpent/crocodile mix and a large, grotesque Angler Fish capable of perfect camoflage, blinding flashes of light and inflating into a spined ball.
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The X-Files episode "Quagmire": Mulder and Scully investigate reports of a lake serpent and find a surprisingly ordinary (albiet still deadly) crocodile.
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Additionally, a saltwater crocodile is the symbolic animal of the main villain and his crown features a serpent biting its tail.
Source: Reptiles Are Abhorrent
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Serpent and Crocodile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crocodile/serpent
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Serpent or Crocodile. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crocodile/serpent.
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