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crocodile

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croc⋅o⋅dile

  [krok-uh-dahyl]
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–noun
1. any of several crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus, found in sluggish waters and swamps of the tropics.
2. any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian.
3. the tanned skin or hide of these animals, used in the manufacture of luggage and accessories, as belts, shoes, and wallets.
4. Chiefly British. a file of people, esp. schoolchildren, out for a walk.
5. Archaic. a person who makes a hypocritical show of sorrow.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L crocodīlus < Gk krokódeilos crocodile, orig. a kind of lizard, said to be equiv. to krók(ē) pebble + -o- -o- + drîlos, dreîlos worm (though attested only in sense “penis”), with r lost by dissimilation r. ME cocodrille < ML cocodrilus

Related forms:
croc⋅o⋅dil⋅oid  [krok-uh-dil-oid, krok-uh-dahy-loid] , adjective

Crocodile River

 
–noun
Limpopo.

Lim⋅po⋅po

  [lim-poh-poh]
–noun
a river in S Africa, flowing from the N Republic of South Africa, through S Mozambique into the Indian Ocean. 1000 mi. (1600 km) long.
Also called Crocodile River.
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croc·o·dile   (krŏk'ə-dīl')   
n.  

  1. Any of various large aquatic reptiles, chiefly of the genus Crocodylus, native to tropical and subtropical regions and having thick, armorlike skin and long tapering jaws.

  2. A crocodilian reptile, such as an alligator, caiman, or gavial.

  3. Leather made from crocodile skin.


[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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