Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae (crocodiles, dwarf crocodiles; subclass Archosauria, order Crocodilia) A family of crocodilians in which the fourth tooth of the lower jaw fits into a notch in the upper jaw, being visible when the mouth is closed.
Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile) basks on river banks and may draw its legs beneath its body in order to move rapidly on land; it occurs throughout central and southern Africa and Madagascar, although it is now rare due to hunting. Crocodiles sometimes exceed 6 m in length.
C. porosus (salt-water crocodile or estuarine crocodile), found from India to northern Australia, tolerates salt water and swims in the open sea; it has ridges from the eyes along the length of the snout and salt-secreting glands around the eyes. The false gharial (
Tomistoma schlegeli) has been shunted back and forth between the Crocodylidae and the
Gavialidae and its affinities are still obscure; there is even a view that the true
gharial should be included in the Crocodylidae. There are 13 species in the family, occurring in fresh, brackish, and salt water in the Old and New World tropics.
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Commonwealth whose wealth?
Magazine article from: New African; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...been no shortage of news about the Commonwealth in the past two months. But how does the Commonwealth impact or benefit the ordinary African...political and economic essence of the Commonwealth, and asks: what is in it for the...
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Commonwealth Federal reports record-retained earnings in 1988. (Commonwealth Federal Savings and Loan Association)
PR Newswire; 2/9/1989; 700+ words
; COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL REPORTS RECORD RETAINED EARNINGS...Pa., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Federal, one of the largest thrifts...chairman and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Federal. The figures released today...
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Commonwealth National Bank chairman Charles F. Merrill to resign; Charles C. Pearson named chairman, president and CEO of Commonwealth National.
PR Newswire; 5/19/1988; 700+ words
; COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL BANK CHAIRMAN CHARLES F...NAMED CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL PITTSBURGH, May 19 /PRNewswire...president and chief executive officer of Commonwealth National Bank, Harrisburg, Pa...
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Commonwealth Associates retained by Zaucha for proxy fight.
Business Wire; 2/20/1997; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 1997--Commonwealth Associates ("Commonwealth") announced that it has been engaged by...1995 secondary offering of common stock, Commonwealth has been Northstar's principal market maker...
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The Commonwealth: still a going concern; As the Manchester Games swing into action today, GORDON LUCY looks at the relevance in today's world of a unique family of nations.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...colourful opening ceremony of the 17th Commonwealth Games will take place today. Her Majesty...competition. But what role does the Commonwealth play in today's modern society? The Commonwealth is a free association of sovereign states...
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PAKISTAN: COMMONWEALTH ISSUES WEAK THREAT TO MUSHARRAF.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 11/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...Nov. 12, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- Commonwealth ministers warned Pakistani dictator...could face partial suspension from the Commonwealth if Musharraf does not lift the state...somewhat half-baked: The nine-member Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group warned that...
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Commonwealth Day? Oh... OK
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 3/9/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...my good chapface=-Bold; Happy Commonwealth Day, old chap. Or do you care that...responses, 55 per cent said they feel Commonwealth Day is not important. Only 31 per...Panel said they couldn't name seven Commonwealth countries. Still, 57 per cent feel...
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Commonwealth Savings president resigns. (Jamie J. Jackson)
PR Newswire; 2/9/1988; 700+ words
; COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS PRESIDENT RESIGNS HOUSTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Savings Association (NASDAQ: CFGIC) today...Bank Board -- also served as the chairman of Commonwealth's Residential Mortgage Banking Group. This...
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Commonwealth Capital Ventures Adds New Associates to Investment Team.
Business Wire; 6/19/2007; 700+ words
; WALTHAM, Mass. -- Commonwealth Capital Ventures, a venture capital...investment team. As Associates at Commonwealth, they will assist with investment...happy to welcome Pat and Todd to Commonwealth," said Mike Fitzgerald, founder...
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Commonwealth Bank Appoints Karen Magurn as Vice President, Supermarket Banking.
PR Newswire; 12/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...NORRISTOWN, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Bank, a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMSB), has...Business Development. Prior to coming to Commonwealth Bank, she served as Director of Corporate...
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Commonwealth of Nations
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Commonwealth of Nations The present Commonwealth comprises Britain and most of her old empire: 54 states...admitted as a special case in 1995. The term ‘commonwealth’, in this context, dates from the early 20th...
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Commonwealth, The
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Commonwealth, The Commonwealth is a term (in Latin, res publica ) with a rich and varied usage...organization with shared interests, as in the phrase “ the commonwealth of learning. ” The principal and best-known contemporary...
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Commonwealth
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
Commonwealth. The transition from British empire to British Commonwealth, which had begun before 1914, accelerated during...influential in formulating the idea of a British Commonwealth of Nations, united by ties of history and tradition...
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Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. 100 CTE...Public Company Incorporated: 1907 as Commonwealth Telephone Co. Employees: 1,081...Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. is the...
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COMMONWEALTH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
COMMONWEALTH. 1. A term originally meaning ‘...official name of a territory or state, as in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (a constituent state of the USA), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (a territory part-integrated...
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