crocodile
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French cocodril (modern crocodile), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin crocodilus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.
Pronunciation
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Noun
crocodile (plural crocodiles)
- Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
- 2005, Mwelwa Musambachime, Basic Facts on Zambia, page 97,
- Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nile crocodile's natural habitat. The Nile crocodiles, in particular, have been a source of highly durable leather for a variety of products which can be crafted and manufactured.
- 2008, Walkter B. Wood, Chapter 16: Forensic Identification in Fatal Crocodile Attacks, Marc Oxenham (editor), Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse, page 244,
- Two species of crocodile inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwater Crocodile — Crocodylus porosus, and (b) the freshwater crocodile — Crocodylus johnstoni.
- 2011, Sam Thaker, The Crocodile's Teeth, page 31,
- One contained some brightly-coloured tropical birds, one a python and the other a large and very lively crocodile.
- I told the customer that the boxes containing the crocodile and the python were not packed to my satisfaction, as there were not enough nails securing them.
- 2005, Mwelwa Musambachime, Basic Facts on Zambia, page 97,
- A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
- 1939, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air, part 2, chapter 8
- Sometimes the kids from the slap-up boys' schools in Eastbourne used to be led round in crocodiles to hand out fags and peppermint creams to the 'wounded Tommies', as they called us.
- 1939, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air, part 2, chapter 8
- (logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
- Maria Edgeworth
- We have seen syllogisms, crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation […]
- Maria Edgeworth
Synonyms
- (predatory amphibious reptile): croc (informal)
Derived terms
terms derived from the noun crocodile
- American crocodile(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- black crocodile
- crocodile clip
- crocodile tears
- Cuban crocodile(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- Johnston's crocodile
- Morelet's crocodile(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) - New Guinea crocodile
- Nile crocodile
- Orinoco crocodile(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) - Philippine crocodile
- saltwater crocodile
- Siamese crocodile
- slender-snouted crocodile
Related terms
Descendants
- → Maori: kokorotaera, karakotaera
Translations
reptile
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line or procession
logic: fallacious dilemma
Verb
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- (intransitive) To speak one's native language at an Esperanto-language gathering, rather than Esperanto.
Translations
to speak one's native language rather than Esperanto
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See also
French
Etymology
From Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
crocodile m (plural crocodiles)
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: krokodil
- Mauritian Creole: krokodil
- Seychellois Creole: krokodil
- → Romanian: crocodil
- → Persian: کروکودیل (krokodil)
Further reading
- “crocodile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French cocodril, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin crocodilus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).
Noun
crocodile f (plural crocodiles)
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