crocodiledom

English

Etymology

crocodile +‎ -dom

Noun

crocodiledom (uncountable)

1. The state of being a crocodile, or of belonging to the world of crocodiles; crocodiles, collectively.
   • 1876, Henry Brooks, Robert James Mann, Natal; a History and Description of the Colony, page 126:

     To the north his limit is not known, and most probably he has a continuous range, quite to the classic ground of crocodiledom, the waters of the Nile.

Related terms

• reptiledom

Translations

state of being crocodile, crocodiles collectively

• Finnish: krokotiilina oleminen (state); krokotiilit (fi) pl (crocodiles collectively)