Definition of crocodile in English:
crocodile
noun ˈkrɒkədʌɪlˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl
1A large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin.
Family Crocodylidae: three genera, in particular Crocodylus, and several species
- Caiman belong to the group known as crocodilians, which also includes alligators and crocodiles.
- Man is the primary predator, but others include leopards, crocodiles, and birds.
- After all, crocodiles are cold-blooded reptiles, and don't live in these climes.
- Most of us aren't going to see a crocodile or an alligator in the wild.
- Their heads were akin to those of a crocodile, with short yellow teeth protruding over scaled lips, and the long snout jutting forwards.
- The surviving sauropsids include turtles, lizards, crocodiles and birds, all of which are still around today.
- The tail sweep of a tuna, a newt, a crocodile, or a whale is the leverage act of the backbone pushing water with the expanded tail.
- Some apes were killed by predators such as crocodiles when they went to drink out of the lake.
- Alligators and crocodiles have dots on their skin that scientists have long suspected to be sense organs.
- Saltwater crocodiles and other crocodile species are the most likely predators of smooth-coated otters.
- We turn next to crocodiles and alligators, in which the heart has two anatomically separate ventricles.
- It probably lived in a shallow lake populated by dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, and numerous types of fish.
- Many of the children were surprised at the texture of the crocodile's skin.
- They could see the scaled skin of crocodiles and alligators along with an assortment of fish swimming about.
- After two more sightings of giant reptiles, both crocodiles, we pulled into a small cove.
- Snakes, crocodiles, and crabs scurry and swim about the forest floor.
- Hunted extensively for their skins, large crocodiles are becoming increasingly rare.
- Alligators and crocodiles have nerves in their teeth, and when they feel the bar, they chomp down.
- Our streams and rivers teem with crocodiles, gharials and a large variety of fish, turtles and dolphins.
- Their descendants include extant species such as birds, crocodiles and alligators.
procession, parade, motorcade, carcade, cortège- 1.1mass noun Leather made from crocodile skin, used especially to make bags and shoes.
- Accessories include wedged shoes in crocodile, aged leather belts cinched around jackets and blazers recalling Dr. Zhivago.
- He offers perhaps the widest range of exotic leathers, from crocodile to shark.
- Coupled with his navy crocodile shoes, Muhammad sees it as a sure bargain.
- He used the corset look to great effect, particularly when he paired a white crocodile bustier with a black silk chiffon petal skirt and a rose silk faille bustier with a black silk chiffon lace inset skirt.
- It's like having ivory on your mantelpiece and crocodile shoes in your closet.
- Shoes are pointed and classic in crocodile and patterned leather with a lace or side buckle.
- Ranging in price from $175 to $500, each handbag is crafted from either calf hide, lambskin, or crocodile.
- Crocodile is huge for autumn.
- Shoes are sling-backed heels of crocodile and patent leather.
- The new boutique is a wonder of luxury: the major part of the store's furnishings are covered in chic and pricey crocodile.
- Karl Lagerfeld, dressed in knee-high crocodile boots and a leather choker, was one of the speakers.
- Your jacket, sneakers, and the cell phone in your pocket become an Italian suit, crocodile shoes, and high-caliber pistol.
- Guys with painted shirts and vests underneath, big turn-up jeans and crocodile shoes.
2British informal A line of schoolchildren walking in pairs.
- Will the UK scheme to walk a crocodile of children to school give them independence - or simply embarrass them?
- The crocodile involves the group walking one behind another and throwing a ball back down the line.
- For example, when a school crocodile passed, the eye would count it as one person.
- The owner of one stall enthused about the rich tradition of cheesemaking he'd inherited, along with his flock of sheep, to a crocodile of rapt schoolchildren.
- Kids and not-kids and people so far from being kids they were coming round for a second chance formed a long crocodile queue round and round the shop, up and down the aisles, all lined up to pay for their copies.
- As a crocodile of children snaked their way through the school gates of a Hampshire school there was no sign that a black panther could be at large.
- They wore uniform, had uniform haircuts, slept in large dormitories known as wards, and walked everywhere crocodile fashion.
line, row, column, file, chain, string, stream
Origin
Middle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos 'worm of the stones', from krokē 'pebble' + drilos 'worm'. The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.
The name of the crocodile comes from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones’, from krokē ‘pebble’ and drilos ‘worm’. This is a reference to the crocodile's habit of basking in the sun on the banks of a river. In medieval English the spellings cocodrille and cokadrill were common. If you accuse someone of shedding crocodile tears, you mean they are putting on a display of insincere sorrow. The expression dates from the mid 16th century and comes from the ancient belief that crocodiles wept while luring or devouring their prey. According to a 16th-century account of the sailor John Hawkins's voyages, the crocodile's nature ‘is ever when he would have his prey, to cry and sob like a Christian body, to provoke them to come to him, and then he snatcheth at them’.
Definition of crocodile in US English:
crocodile
nounˈkräkəˌdīlˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl
1A large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin.
Family Crocodylidae: three genera, in particular Crocodylus, and several species
- Caiman belong to the group known as crocodilians, which also includes alligators and crocodiles.
- The surviving sauropsids include turtles, lizards, crocodiles and birds, all of which are still around today.
- The tail sweep of a tuna, a newt, a crocodile, or a whale is the leverage act of the backbone pushing water with the expanded tail.
- Most of us aren't going to see a crocodile or an alligator in the wild.
- Man is the primary predator, but others include leopards, crocodiles, and birds.
- After all, crocodiles are cold-blooded reptiles, and don't live in these climes.
- Some apes were killed by predators such as crocodiles when they went to drink out of the lake.
- We turn next to crocodiles and alligators, in which the heart has two anatomically separate ventricles.
- Their descendants include extant species such as birds, crocodiles and alligators.
- Snakes, crocodiles, and crabs scurry and swim about the forest floor.
- Many of the children were surprised at the texture of the crocodile's skin.
- Saltwater crocodiles and other crocodile species are the most likely predators of smooth-coated otters.
- They could see the scaled skin of crocodiles and alligators along with an assortment of fish swimming about.
- Alligators and crocodiles have dots on their skin that scientists have long suspected to be sense organs.
- Their heads were akin to those of a crocodile, with short yellow teeth protruding over scaled lips, and the long snout jutting forwards.
- Our streams and rivers teem with crocodiles, gharials and a large variety of fish, turtles and dolphins.
- Alligators and crocodiles have nerves in their teeth, and when they feel the bar, they chomp down.
- After two more sightings of giant reptiles, both crocodiles, we pulled into a small cove.
- It probably lived in a shallow lake populated by dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, and numerous types of fish.
- Hunted extensively for their skins, large crocodiles are becoming increasingly rare.
procession, parade, motorcade, carcade, cortège- 1.1 Leather made from crocodile skin, used especially to make bags and shoes.
- Coupled with his navy crocodile shoes, Muhammad sees it as a sure bargain.
- Your jacket, sneakers, and the cell phone in your pocket become an Italian suit, crocodile shoes, and high-caliber pistol.
- The new boutique is a wonder of luxury: the major part of the store's furnishings are covered in chic and pricey crocodile.
- Accessories include wedged shoes in crocodile, aged leather belts cinched around jackets and blazers recalling Dr. Zhivago.
- He used the corset look to great effect, particularly when he paired a white crocodile bustier with a black silk chiffon petal skirt and a rose silk faille bustier with a black silk chiffon lace inset skirt.
- Shoes are sling-backed heels of crocodile and patent leather.
- Shoes are pointed and classic in crocodile and patterned leather with a lace or side buckle.
- He offers perhaps the widest range of exotic leathers, from crocodile to shark.
- Ranging in price from $175 to $500, each handbag is crafted from either calf hide, lambskin, or crocodile.
- It's like having ivory on your mantelpiece and crocodile shoes in your closet.
- Crocodile is huge for autumn.
- Karl Lagerfeld, dressed in knee-high crocodile boots and a leather choker, was one of the speakers.
- Guys with painted shirts and vests underneath, big turn-up jeans and crocodile shoes.
2British informal A line of schoolchildren walking in pairs.
- The crocodile involves the group walking one behind another and throwing a ball back down the line.
- Will the UK scheme to walk a crocodile of children to school give them independence - or simply embarrass them?
- They wore uniform, had uniform haircuts, slept in large dormitories known as wards, and walked everywhere crocodile fashion.
- The owner of one stall enthused about the rich tradition of cheesemaking he'd inherited, along with his flock of sheep, to a crocodile of rapt schoolchildren.
- For example, when a school crocodile passed, the eye would count it as one person.
- Kids and not-kids and people so far from being kids they were coming round for a second chance formed a long crocodile queue round and round the shop, up and down the aisles, all lined up to pay for their copies.
- As a crocodile of children snaked their way through the school gates of a Hampshire school there was no sign that a black panther could be at large.
line, row, column, file, chain, string, stream
Origin
Middle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones’, from krokē ‘pebble’ + drilos ‘worm’. The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.