Crocodile comes from the Greek words krokos and deilos, meaning "pebble worm". It probably refers to the elongated, "worm" like body of the animal and its pebbly looking skin.
An average American alligator's weight and length is 800 pounds (360 kg) and 13 feet (4.0 m) long, but can grow to 14.5 feet (4.4 m) long[2] and weigh 1,000 pounds (450 kg)Mature males of the...