also: アフリカくちながわに
African slender-snouted crocodile
Scientific name Crocodylus cataphractus. A crocodilian species native to West and Central Africa.
The African slender-snouted crocodile is designated as an endangered species.
Mixed hiragana/katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Compound of アフリカ (Africa) + 口長鰐 (kuchinagawani, 'slender-snouted crocodile'). The exact derivation of 口長鰐 is uncertain, but it likely describes the crocodile's long, slender snout.