crocodile en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɹakədəɪl/ Dublin
- [ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ] (General-American)
- /ˈkɹakədo̞ɪl/ Dublin
- /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/ (UK)
- /ˈkɾakədəɪl/ Dublin
- /ˈkɾakədo̞ɪl/ Dublin
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil.
Meanings
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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.
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.
2005, Mwelwa Musambachime, Basic Facts on Zambia, page 97: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.
2011, Sam Thaker, The Crocodile's Teeth, page 31:The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 71:Two species of crocodile inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwater Crocodile — Crocodylus porosus, and (b) the freshwater crocodile — Crocodylus johnstoni.
2008, Walkter B. Wood, “Chapter 16: Forensic Identification in Fatal Crocodile Attacks”, in Marc Oxenham, editor, Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse, page 244:
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A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
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:
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A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
We have seen syllogisms, crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation[…]
1798, Maria Edgeworth, Practical Education:
- (Philippines, figuratively) greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crocodiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
marsh crocodile · crocodilelike · crocodile shear · crocodile tears · crocodiledom · crocodile bird · New Guinea crocodile · Morelet's crocodile · crocodile clip · Philippine freshwater crocodile · Australian freshwater crocodile · crocoduck · Orinoco crocodile · crocodility · Siamese crocodile · fish-eating crocodile · werecrocodile · freshwater crocodile · after a while, crocodile · Johnston's crocodile · American crocodile · slender-snouted crocodile · black crocodile · Philippine crocodile · mugger crocodile · dwarf crocodile · crocodile shark · crocodile closest to the canoe · crocodile monitor · Indo-Pacific crocodile · Nile crocodile · in a while, crocodile · Chinese crocodile lizard · crocodile tegu · Mindoro crocodile · crocodile nearest the canoe · swamp crocodile · Cuban crocodile · estuarine crocodile · saltwater crocodile · crocodile squeezer
Descendants
kolokotaila · krokodael · kirokotaili · kalokataile · crocodeil · krokodael · kokorotaera · karakotaera
Relateds
Synonyms
cockatrice (predatory amphibious reptile) · croc (predatory amphibious reptile)
Translations (261)
la crocodīlus (reptile) · sw ngwena (reptile) · sv krokodil (reptile) · luo nyang' (reptile) · ekp ọnụbà (reptile) · gur ẽbga (reptile) · te మొసలి (reptile) · ki kĩng'ang'i (reptile) · lon gonya (reptile) · fa کروکودیل (reptile) · ps غروی (reptile) · lo ຈີ່ແຂ້ (reptile) · ace buya (reptile) · mi karakotaera (reptile) · br krokodil (reptile) · muy kurmba (reptile) · ps تمساح (reptile) · kbp kazayaɣ (reptile) · okr sekií (reptile) · sip ཆུ་སྲིན (reptile) · as মগৰ (reptile) · pi suṃsumāra (reptile) · so yaxaas (reptile) · bdr buoyo (reptile) · lt krokodilas (reptile) · ca crocodil m cocodril (Hispanism) (reptile) · zza timsah (reptile) · ml മുതല (reptile) · eu krokodilo (reptile) · bem íñ-ñandú (reptile) · pa ਘੜਿਆਲ (reptile) · okd igẽrẽ (reptile) · fa کرتن کله (reptile) · ta அணி (line or procession) · ar تِمْسَاح (reptile) · ia crocodilo (reptile) · th จระเข้ (reptile) · yi קראָקאָדיל (reptile) · ln ngando class 1a/2 (reptile) · lon ekonya (reptile) · hrx Krokodill (reptile) · pt crocodilo (reptile) · kw krokodil (reptile) · et krokodill (reptile) · kn ಮೊಸಳೆ (reptile) · el κροκόδειλος (reptile) · ht kwokodil (reptile) · xal матр (reptile) · zu íngwenya (reptile) · tl buwaya (reptile) · uz timsoh (reptile) · kxd buaya (reptile) · shu تمساح (reptile) · krc сарыубек (reptile) · he תמסח \ תִּמְסָח (reptile) · si කිඹුල් (reptile) · gd crogall (reptile) · mop ʼayin (reptile) · vi sấu (reptile) · ky крокодил (reptile) · vo krokod (reptile) · mww khej (reptile) · ks مَگَر مَژھ (reptile) · daa maara (reptile) · fo krokodilla (reptile) · kg ngandu (reptile) · mi kokorotaera (reptile) · es cocodrilo (reptile) · pa ਮਗਰ (reptile) · nb krokodille (reptile) · fro cocodril (reptile) · iby siki (reptile) · tsg buaya (reptile) · pa ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (reptile) · ddg lavei (reptile) · tft sama (reptile) · mnw ကျာံ (reptile) · hi मगरमच्छ (reptile) · iru மொஜலெ (reptile) · bm bama (reptile) · mh aļkita (reptile) · nog алаван (reptile) · bg крокоди́л (reptile) · grc κροκόδειλος (reptile) · mba bu-aya (reptile) · kl kuukkooriarsuaq (reptile) · mi kumi ihuroa (reptile) · hy կոկորդիլոս (reptile) · ill buaya (reptile) · tt крокодил (reptile) · ota تمساح (reptile) · am አዞ (reptile) · egy d:p-i-i-I3 (reptile) · egy m:z-H-I3 (reptile) · urh edjere (reptile) · lua ngandù class 1/4 (reptile) · sl krokodil (reptile) · ru крокоди́л (reptile) · crh timsah (reptile) · su ᮘᮥᮠᮚ (reptile) · lo ກຸມພີ (reptile) · mos yẽbga (reptile) · afn sako (reptile) · fur crocodîl (reptile) · tal ƙut (reptile) · ps سنګساره (reptile) · kk қолтырауын (reptile) · ms buaya (reptile) · kr káram (reptile) · bn কুমীর (reptile) · pi ကုမ္ဘိလ (reptile) · ega ɔ̀wà (reptile) · gv croggyl (reptile) · ega ɛkpakɛ́ (reptile) · sk krokodíl (reptile) · min buayo (reptile) · he תנין \ תַּנִּין (reptile) · xcl կոկորդիղոս (reptile) · bva màrà (reptile) · mel baya (reptile) · lo ແຂ້ (reptile) · an crocodilo (reptile) · or ମଗର (reptile) · kot mɨdɨge (reptile) · mk крокодил (reptile) · cmn 鰐 /鳄 (reptile) · az timsah (reptile) · sh крокодил (reptile) · kqr buayo (reptile) · toi ciwena (reptile) · tum ng'wina (reptile) · cop ⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ (reptile) · ss íngwenya (reptile) · la corcodīllus (reptile) · kmr neheng (reptile) · xcl նհանգ (reptile) · egy A-d-w-I3 (reptile) · wal hawulaashshuwa (reptile) · mt kukkudrill (reptile) · ha kada (reptile) · sq krokodil (reptile) · cs krokodýl (reptile) · as ঘঁৰিয়াল (reptile) · tkl kolokotaila (reptile) · ka ნიანგი (reptile) · pam dapu (reptile) · tr timsah (reptile) · fa نهنگ (reptile) · ti ሓርገጽ (reptile) · pl krokodyl (reptile) · ln nkoli (reptile) · vo klokod (reptile) · bdr beliou (reptile) · ce вок (reptile) · syc ܝܪܠܐ (reptile) · hu krokodil (reptile) · wa crocodile (reptile) · it coccodrillo (reptile) · uz krokodil (reptile) · fi kulkue (line or procession) · ug تىمساھ (reptile) · es crocodilo (reptile) · sh krokodil (reptile) · da krokodille (reptile) · fi krokotiili (reptile) · niu kirokotaili (reptile) · egy k-A-p*W:I3 (reptile) · nl krokodil (reptile) · dtp buayo (reptile) · id buaya (reptile) · km ក្រពើ (reptile) · cmn 鱷魚 /鳄鱼 (reptile) · meu uala (reptile) · ur مَگَرْمَچھ (reptile) · hi घड़ियाल (reptile) · lv krokodils (reptile) · nv táłkááʼ tsʼin (reptile) · vi cá sấu (reptile) · nmz kaseegu (reptile) · my မိကျောင်း (reptile) · kai kàràm (reptile) · tn kwena (reptile) · sm kolokotaila (reptile) · ja 鰐 (reptile) · sah луобуйа (reptile) · lo ຈໍຣະເຂ້ (reptile) · bho मगरमच्छ (reptile) · de Krokodil (reptile) · nn krokodille (reptile) · arz تمساح (reptile) · mn матар (reptile) · is krókódíll (reptile) · ak ɔdɛnkyɛm (reptile) · tg тимсоҳ (reptile) · gl crocodilo (reptile) · be кракадзі́л (reptile) · yo ọ̀nì (reptile) · cuk tain (reptile) · ny ng'ona (reptile) · om naacha (reptile) · jv baya (reptile) · ig agụ iyi (reptile) · oc crocodil (reptile) · tt тимсах (reptile) · tg крокодил (reptile) · goh nihhus (reptile) · sne buai (reptile) · ceb buaya (reptile) · fr crocodile (reptile) · pga timsaa (reptile) · mkz lawahae (reptile) · ta முதலை (reptile) · yo ẹlẹ́gungùn (reptile) · eo krokodilo (reptile) · ro crocodil (reptile) · njy nkɛn (reptile) · wo jasig ji (reptile) · tet lafaek (reptile) · mep joowinyin (reptile) · bni nkoli (reptile) · mer king'ang'i (reptile) · tk krokodil (reptile) · pac carbơ (reptile) · lb Krokodil (reptile) · dng щя (reptile) · fy krokodil (reptile) · mr मगर (reptile) · ota نهنگ (reptile) · mel atip (reptile) · uk крокоди́л (reptile) · sw mamba (reptile) · mg mamba (reptile) · pdt Kruckedell (reptile) · ko 악어 (reptile) · gu મગર (reptile) · dng фищя (reptile) · hi मगर (reptile) · la corcodīlus (reptile) · bth bu'ai (reptile) · fi jono (line or procession) · bo ཀུམ་བི་ར (reptile) · ast cocodrilu (reptile) · ga crogall (reptile) · yue 鱷魚 /鳄鱼 (reptile) · izh krokodila (reptile) · gwr ngoona (reptile) · krc сарыуек (reptile) · iso edhere (reptile) · cy crocodeil (reptile) · mfe krokodil (reptile) · lo ຈະເຂ້ (reptile) · af krokodil (reptile) · ta ஊர்வலம் (line or procession) · co cuccudrillu (reptile) · mg voay (reptile) · yao ngwena (reptile) · xh ingwenya (reptile) · tpi pukpuk (reptile) · akl boaya (reptile) · fa تمساح (reptile) · io krokodilo (reptile)