Orinoco crocodile

noun

Ori·​no·​co crocodile

¦ōrə¦nō(ˌ)kō-

: a ferocious narrow-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) of the Orinoco river and drainage basin

Word History

Etymology

from Orinoco river, Venezuela

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