crocodile
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croc·o·dile
(krŏk′ə-dīl′)n.
1. Any of various large aquatic reptiles of the family Crocodylidae that are native to tropical and subtropical regions and have thick, armorlike skin and long tapering jaws.
2. A crocodilian reptile, such as an alligator, caiman, or gharial.
3. Leather made from crocodile skin.
4. Chiefly British A line of people, especially pupils or choir members, standing two abreast.
[Middle English cocodril, from Old French, from Latin cocodrillus, variant of crocodīlus, from Greek krokodīlos : krokē, pebble + drīlos, circumcised man, worm.]
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crocodile
(ˈkrɒkəˌdaɪl)n
1. (Animals) any large tropical reptile, such as C. niloticus (African crocodile), of the family Crocodylidae: order Crocodilia (crocodilians). They have a broad head, tapering snout, massive jaws, and a thick outer covering of bony plates
2. (Animals) any other reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodilian
3. (Tanning)
a. leather made from the skin of any of these animals
b. (as modifier): crocodile shoes.
4. informal Brit a line of people, esp schoolchildren, walking two by two
[C13: via Old French, from Latin crocodīlus, from Greek krokodeilos lizard, ultimately from krokē pebble + drilos worm; referring to its fondness for basking on shingle]
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croc•o•dile
(ˈkrɒk əˌdaɪl)n.
1. any of various narrow-snouted crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus and related genera, found mainly in tropical waters of both hemispheres.
2. any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian.
3. the tanned skin or hide of these reptiles.
[1250–1300; Middle English cocodrille < Medieval Latin cocodrilus, Latin crocodīlus < Greek krokódeilos crocodile, orig. a kind of lizard, said to be =krók(ē) pebble + -o- -o- + drîlos, dreîlos worm]
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croc·o·dile
(krŏk′ə-dīl′) Any of various large, meat-eating, aquatic reptiles native to tropical and subtropical regions. Crocodiles have longer and slenderer jaws than alligators, and their teeth are visible when they close their jaws.
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Crocodile
a long line of persons or things, c. 1870.Example: a crocodile of schoolgirls.
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Noun | 1. | crocodile - large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters crocodilian, crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile African crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, Nile crocodile - a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa Asian crocodile, Crocodylus porosus - estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands Morlett's crocodile - a variety of crocodile |
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Translations
krokodil
تمساحتِمْساحتـِمْسَاح
krokodýl
krokodille
krokodilo
krokotiili
krokodil
krokodil
krókódíll
ワニ
악어
crocodilus
krokodilaskrokodilo ašaros
krokodils
krokodíl
krokodil
krokodil
mamba
จระเข้
крокодил
cá sấu
crocodile
[ˈkrɒkədaɪl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
crocodile
[ˈkrɒkədaɪl] modif [handbag, shoes] → en crocodile, en croco; [skin] → de crocodile crocodile clip, crocodile-infestedcrocodile clip n → pince f crocodilecrocodile-infested [ˈkrɒkədaɪlɪnfɛstɪd] adj → infesté(e) de crocodilescrocodile tears [ˈkrɒkədaɪltɪərz] npl → larmes fpl de crocodile
to shed crocodile tears, to weep crocodile tears → verser des larmes de crocodile
to shed crocodile tears, to weep crocodile tears → verser des larmes de crocodile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crocodile
n
→ Krokodil nt
(Brit Sch) to walk in a crocodile → zwei und zwei hintereinandergehen; the long crocodile of little girls → der lange Zug kleiner Mädchen, die zwei und zwei hintereinandergehen
crocodile
:crocodile clip
n → Krokodilklemme f
crocodile tears
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
crocodile
[ˈkrɒkədaɪl] n → coccodrilloto walk in a crocodile (Brit) (fam) → camminare in fila per due
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crocodile
(ˈkrokədail) noun a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia.
crocodile tears pretended tears of grief.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
crocodile
→ تـِمْسَاح krokodýl krokodille Krokodil κροκόδιλος cocodrilo krokotiili crocodile krokodil coccodrillo ワニ 악어 krokodil krokodille krokodyl crocodilo крокодил krokodil จระเข้ timsah cá sấu 鳄鱼Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009