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Tomistoma

noun

a genus of Malayan crocodiles

• Syn: ↑genus Tomistoma

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Crocodylidae, ↑family Crocodylidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑false gavial, ↑Tomistoma schlegeli

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\\təˈmistəmə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tomos cutting, sharp (from temnein to cut) + New Latin -i- + -stoma; more at tome

: a genus of Malayan crocodilians resembling the gavials

Useful english dictionary. 2012.