Eusuchia

Translingual

Crocodylus johnsoni
(Australian freshwater crocodile)

Etymology

From eu- (“true”), + such- (“crocodile”), from Ancient Greek Σοῦχος (Soûkhos), the Greek name for the Egyptian crocodile-headed deity Sbk, + -ia, from New Latin

Proper noun

Eusuchia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Crocodilia – the crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gavials.

Hyponyms

(suborder): Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae, Gavialidae (families)
- Hylaeochampsidae, Stomatosuchidae (extinct families)

References

Eusuchia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eusuchia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eusuchia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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