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   Croc·o·dile

   /ˈkräkəˌdīl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin.
   • ▪ leather made from crocodile skin, used especially to make bags and shoes.
   • 2. a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs. informal British

   Word Origin Middle Englishcocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones’, from krokē ‘pebble’ + drilos ‘worm’. The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.

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