crocodile

croc·o·dile  (krk-dl)

n.

1. Any of various large aquatic reptiles, chiefly of the genus Crocodylus, native to tropical and subtropical regions and having thick, armorlike skin and long tapering jaws.

2. A crocodilian reptile, such as an alligator, caiman, or gavial.

3. Leather made from crocodile skin.

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[Middle English cocodril, from Old French, from Latin cocodrillus, variant of crocodlus, from Greek krokodlos : krok, pebble + drlos, circumcised man, worm.]

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crocodile

Noun

1. a large amphibious tropical reptile

2. Brit, Austral & NZ informal a line of people, esp. schoolchildren, walking two by two [Greek krokodeilos lizard]

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Crocodile a long line of persons or things, c. 1870.

Example: a crocodile of schoolgirls.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crocodile - large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters crocodilian, crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile Crocodilus, Crocodylus, genus Crocodilus, genus Crocodylus - type genus of the Crocodylidae African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, Nile crocodile - a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosus - estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands Morlett's crocodile - a variety of crocodile

Translations

crocodile [ˈkrɔkədaɪl] n → cocodrilo

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crocodile [ˈkrɔkədaɪl] n → crocodile m

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crocodile [ˈkrɔkədaɪl] n → Krokodil nt

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crocodile [ˈkrɔkədaɪl] n → coccodrillo

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crocodile

n crocodile [ˈkrokədail]

a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia. krokodil تِمْساح крокодил krokodýl krokodille das Krokodil κροκόδειλος cocodrilo krokodill تمساح krokotiili crocodile תָנִין घड़‍ियाल, मगरमच्छ krokodil krokodil buaya krókódíll coccodrillo わに 악어 krokodilas krokodils buaya krokodil krokodille krokodyl crocodilo crocodil крокодил krokodíl krokodil krokodil krokodil จระเข้ timsah 鱷魚 крокодил مگر مچ‍ھ، گه‍ڑیال cá sấu 鳄鱼

crocodile tears

pretended tears of grief. krokodiltrane دُموع التّمـاسيح крокодилски сълзи krokodýlí slzy krokodilletårer die Krokodilstränen κροκοδείλια δάκρυα lágrimas de cocodrilo krokodillipisarad اشک تمساح krokotiilin kyyneleet larmes de crocodile דִמעוֹת תָנִין मगरमच्छ के आसू krokodilske suze krokodilkönnyek air mata buaya krókódílatár lacrime di coccodrillo そら涙 거짓 눈물 krokodilo ašaros krokodila asaras tangisan palsu krokodilletranen krokodilletårer krokodyle łzy lágrimas de crocodilo la­crimi de crocodil крокодиловы слёзы krokodílie slzy krokodilje solze krokodilske suze krokodiltårar น้ำตาจากการเสแสร้ง sahte gözyaşları, yalancıktan ağlama 鱷魚的眼淚, 假慈悲 нещирі сльози رياكارى ك‍ے آنسو nước mắt cá sấu 假哭