orinoco crocodile

orinoco crocodile
\\|ōrə|nō(ˌ)kō-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized O
Etymology: from Orinoco river, Venezuela
: a ferocious narrow-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) of the Orinoco river and drainage basin

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