croc|o|dile

croc|o|dile
croc|o|dile «KROK uh dyl», noun.
1. a) a large reptile with a long body like a lizard, four short legs, a thick skin, a long narrow head, a long tail, and webbed hind feet. Crocodiles live in the rivers and marshes of the warm parts of Africa, Asia, Australia, and America. Some kinds are fourteen or more feet long when fully grown. b) leather prepared from the skin of a crocodile.
2. any crocodilian.
3. British. a slowly moving procession of people: »

A neat crocodile of earnest dark-suited men…struggled to overtake him (London Times).

╂[< Old French cocodrille < Medieval Latin cocodrillus, for Latin crocodīlus < Greek krokódīlos (earlier) lizard, (literally) pebbleworm < krok pebble + drîlos worm]

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  • croc·o·dile — /ˈkrɑːkəˌdajəl/ noun, pl diles 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 1 b [noncount] : the skin of the crocodile used for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • croc — croc; croc·ard; croc·i·du·ra; croc·o·dil·ia; croc·o·dil·i·dae; croc·o·dil·oid; croc·o·di·lus; croc·o·dyl·i·dae; croc·o·dy·loi·dea; croc·o·dy·lus; croc·o·ite; rac·croc; croc·o·dile; croc·o·dil·ian; croc·oi·site; …   English syllables

  • dile — ae·dile; dys·o·dile; au·dile; croc·o·dile; daf·fo·dile; …   English syllables

  • crocodile — croc·o·dile …   English syllables

  • CrocodileRiver — Croc·o·dile River (krŏkʹə dīl ) See Limpopo. * * * …   Universalium

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  • crocodile — croc|o|dile [ krakə,daıl ] noun 1. ) count a large REPTILE that lives in water in hot countries. It has a long body and a long mouth with many sharp teeth. a ) uncount the skin of a crocodile, used especially for making shoes and bags 2. ) count… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crocodile tears — croc|o|dile tears [ krakədaıl ,tırz ] noun plural sympathy or sadness that is not sincere …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crocodile — croc•o•dile [[t]ˈkrɒk əˌdaɪl[/t]] n. 1) ram any of various narrow snouted crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus and related genera, found mainly in tropical waters of both hemispheres 2) ram any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian 3) clo… …   From formal English to slang

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