Nile crocodile

American  

Or Nilotic crocodile

noun

1. the common African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, sometimes growing to a length of 20 feet (6.1 meters): in some areas it is greatly reduced in number and now rare.

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Etymology

Origin of Nile crocodile

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Nile crocodile

A Nile crocodile egg must be maintained at a constant temperature of 30C-32C for about three months for the embryo to develop and hatch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

A baby Nile crocodile lived for weeks in a horse trough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Remember the scene of the 40-foot bounding Nile crocodile in the movie Primeval?

From Scientific American ● Dec. 28, 2019

Officers found two rubber Croc shoes and a pair of shorts inside the newly-opened Nile crocodile enclosure, St. Augustine police spokeswoman Cecilia Aiple told The Florida Times-Union .

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2018

The hippopotamus is found in the lakes and rivers, and all these sheets of water are infested with crocodiles, apparently belonging to but one species, the common Nile crocodile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various