Common name of Crocodylus porosus
 
Common Name Saltwater crocodile
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Australia
Locality
Ref. Greer, A.E., 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crocodile', i.e., Middle English 'cocodril', from Latin 'cocodrillus', from Greek 'krokodlos', i.e., 'krok' = pebble and 'drlos' = worm (Ref. 77078).
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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