crocodilenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrɒk.ə.daɪl/us/ˈkrɑː.kə.daɪl/plural crocodiles or crocodilecrocodile noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
B2 informal croc, uk/krɒk/us/krɑːk/a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of the world. It is like an alligator, but it usually has a longer and narrower nose:
a crocodile-infested swamp
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- Humans, dogs, elephants and dolphins are all mammals, but birds, fish and crocodiles are not.
- On average, two crocodiles a year end up as road kill on Florida's Highway 1.
- He lost an arm to a crocodile.
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Reptile & amphibian names
- adder
- alligator
- amphibian
- anaconda
- asp
- cobra
- constrictor
- frog
- garter snake
- gator
- mamba
- newt
- puff adder
- python
- rattlesnake
- slowworm
- snake
- terrapin
- toad
- tortoise
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crocodile noun [ C ] (LINE)
UK informal a line of people, especially children, who are walking in pairs
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Things collected in lines or rings
- column
- file
- line
- queue
- rank
- ring
- rope
- row 1
- single file
- string
- thread
- tier
- train