I. |kräkə|dilēən, -lyən adjective
Etymology: crocodile (I) + -ian
1. : false , insincere
crocodilian grief
a crocodilian lament
2.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a crocodile
a crocodilian walk
b. : loricate
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Crocodilia + English -an
: any of an order (Loricata) of reptiles including the crocodiles, alligators, and related extinct forms