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Definition of croc in English: crocnoun krɒkkrɑk informal A crocodile. Example sentencesExamples - ‘I never saw any big crocs but there were giant footprints,’ he said.
- Some of these crocs are critically endangered - like the Chinese alligator.
- Humans certainly aren't their primary prey, but enough people have been killed by crocs to instill a healthy local fear for the animals, which also prey on livestock.
- Unlucky flying foxes are nabbed in mid-flight, providing fast food for the crocs.
- Marine crocs were abundant during the Jurassic period some 200 million to 145 million years ago.
- Unregulated hunting between 1945 and 1970 led to a steep population decline of saltwater crocs throughout their range.
- Modern crocs latch on to large prey and roll with it into the water, both to kill and to disarticulate.
- It's dangerous, not only for us, but for the crocs - but the payoff in terms of scientific data can be huge.
- Attacks usually happen in the evening, when the humans aren't looking for half submerged crocodiles, but the crocs are on the lookout for a meal.
- Only a small number of the farm's crocs are used for breeding.
- The surviving crocodilians were larger animals, more like the crocs we know today, but, curiously, mostly marine.
- Park rangers have already moved three saltwater crocs this year.
- The other 575 crocs would have been slaughtered for their skin and meat.
- In some places people use crocs as a food supply.
- While other marine crocs fed on small fish, Dakosaurus hunted for marine reptiles and other large sea creatures, using its jagged teeth to bite and cut its prey.
- Saltwater crocs have a bit of a reputation - for eating people, that is.
- While the crocs fight for their existence in the wild tens of thousands of them live on farms in Thailand, Cambodia, and elsewhere.
- The 4ft long Cayman crocs were in a tank in the house.
- With crocs, you can sometimes afford to make a mistake.
- Examples from recent years include a number of early crocodile species that were smaller than today's crocs and appear to have been land-based.
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. Definition of croc in US English: crocnounkrɑkkräk informal A crocodile. Example sentencesExamples - Saltwater crocs have a bit of a reputation - for eating people, that is.
- ‘I never saw any big crocs but there were giant footprints,’ he said.
- Park rangers have already moved three saltwater crocs this year.
- Humans certainly aren't their primary prey, but enough people have been killed by crocs to instill a healthy local fear for the animals, which also prey on livestock.
- The 4ft long Cayman crocs were in a tank in the house.
- In some places people use crocs as a food supply.
- Only a small number of the farm's crocs are used for breeding.
- With crocs, you can sometimes afford to make a mistake.
- Unregulated hunting between 1945 and 1970 led to a steep population decline of saltwater crocs throughout their range.
- While the crocs fight for their existence in the wild tens of thousands of them live on farms in Thailand, Cambodia, and elsewhere.
- The surviving crocodilians were larger animals, more like the crocs we know today, but, curiously, mostly marine.
- Attacks usually happen in the evening, when the humans aren't looking for half submerged crocodiles, but the crocs are on the lookout for a meal.
- The other 575 crocs would have been slaughtered for their skin and meat.
- Modern crocs latch on to large prey and roll with it into the water, both to kill and to disarticulate.
- Some of these crocs are critically endangered - like the Chinese alligator.
- Marine crocs were abundant during the Jurassic period some 200 million to 145 million years ago.
- While other marine crocs fed on small fish, Dakosaurus hunted for marine reptiles and other large sea creatures, using its jagged teeth to bite and cut its prey.
- Unlucky flying foxes are nabbed in mid-flight, providing fast food for the crocs.
- It's dangerous, not only for us, but for the crocs - but the payoff in terms of scientific data can be huge.
- Examples from recent years include a number of early crocodile species that were smaller than today's crocs and appear to have been land-based.
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. |