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- DictionaryCroc·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.
- 2. a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs. informal British
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The meaning of CROCODILE is any of several large, carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae and especially genus Crocodylus) of tropical and subtropical waters that have a long, tapered, V-shaped snout; broadly : crocodilian.
noun. 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. any other reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodilian.
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia , which includes the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae ), the ...
- Crocodylidae, Cuvier, 1807
- Crocodilia
A crocodile is a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of the world. It is like an alligator, but it usually has a longer and narrower nose. Learn more about the word crocodile, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences.
Learn the meaning of crocodile, a large reptile with a hard skin and a long, narrow nose, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the difference between crocodile and alligator, and the informal term croc.
Definition of crocodile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mar 22, 2024 · crocodile, (order Crocodylia, or Crocodilia), any of about 27 species of generally large, ponderous, amphibious animals of lizard -like appearance and carnivorous habit belonging to the reptile order Crocodylia. Crocodiles have powerful jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed webbed toes.
