crocodilée

French

Etymology

Mentioned in Ambroise Paré's Des monstres et prodiges (XVIth century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.kɔ.di.le/

Noun

crocodilée f (plural crocodilées)

1. (historical) An ophthalmic drug produced from crocodiles

Related terms

• crocodile

 

See also

• opothérapie

 

Further reading

• “crocodile” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.