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Orinoco crocodile
Or·i·no·co croc·o·dile (plural Or·i·no·co croc·o·diles)


noun 
Definition:
 
S American crocodile: a crocodile that lives in northern South America in the Orinoco River and its tributaries. Latin name Crocodylus intermedius.
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