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crocodile
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural crocodiles
plural crocodiles
Learner's definition of CROCODILE
1
a [count] : a large reptile that has a long body, thick skin, and a long, thin mouth with sharp teeth and that lives in the water in regions with hot weather鳄鱼 — see picture at alligator
b [noncount] : the skin of the crocodile used for making shoes and others products鳄鱼皮 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
- a crocodile purse鳄鱼皮手提包
2
[count] British : a line of people and especially of schoolchildren who are walking in pairs成对纵列行进的人（尤指小学生）
See also: Limpopo
crocodile
noun
croc·o·dile ˈkrä-kə-ˌdī(-ə)l 
1
a
: any of several large, carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae and especially genus Crocodylus) of tropical and subtropical waters that have a long, tapered, V-shaped snout
broadly : crocodilian
b
: the skin or hide of a crocodile
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And here is the crocodile strung up, perhaps already decapitated, its lifelessness obscene. 
Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 When the second person entered the water to help, he was attacked by the crocodile as well, according to the civil defense office in the western state of Jalisco in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 23 July 2022 The Nile crocodile, found in sub-Saharan Africa, is the most aggressive animal in the world. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 And here is the skull, pitted, poorly cured—a different crocodile, yet the same. Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 There are 25 pieces, priced at €29,500, excluding VAT (about $30,000) and outfitted with a crocodile-effect calf leather strap. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2022 Here is the crocodile basking among pretty flowers, taking a bit of pleasure there, certainly. Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 The tourists were at Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort when one of the individuals went swimming and was attacked by a crocodile. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 23 July 2022 Two tourists from the United States were attacked by a crocodile in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Monday. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 See More
Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 When the second person entered the water to help, he was attacked by the crocodile as well, according to the civil defense office in the western state of Jalisco in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 23 July 2022 The Nile crocodile, found in sub-Saharan Africa, is the most aggressive animal in the world. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 And here is the skull, pitted, poorly cured—a different crocodile, yet the same. Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 There are 25 pieces, priced at €29,500, excluding VAT (about $30,000) and outfitted with a crocodile-effect calf leather strap. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2022 Here is the crocodile basking among pretty flowers, taking a bit of pleasure there, certainly. Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 The tourists were at Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort when one of the individuals went swimming and was attacked by a crocodile. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 23 July 2022 Two tourists from the United States were attacked by a crocodile in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Monday. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English & Latin; Middle English cocodrille, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, alteration of Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos lizard, crocodile, from krokē shingle, pebble + drilos worm; akin to Sanskrit śarkara pebble
First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of crocodile was in 1555 Phrases Containing crocodile
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