crocodilia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
    order Crocodilia; order Crocodylia; Crocodylia.

WordNet

Croc`o*dil"i*a noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. L. crocodilus crocodile.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of reptiles including the crocodiles, gavials, alligators, and many extinct kinds.

Webster 1913