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croc·o·dile
I. \ˈkräkəˌdīl\ noun
(-s ; see sense 1)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin crocodilus) of Middle English cocodrille, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, alteration of Latin crocodilus, corcodillus, from Greek krokodeilos, krokodilos, alteration of (assumed) krokodrilos, from krokē pebble + drilos worm; akin to Sanskrit śarkara pebble — more at sugar
1. plural sometimes crocodile
a. : any of several large thick-skinned long-bodied aquatic reptiles of tropical and subtropical waters constituting Crocodylus and one or two closely related genera and including certain voracious forms (as the Nile crocodile [C. niloticus] or the very large estuarine crocodile [C. porosus] of eastern Asia and the Pacific islands) that do not hesitate to attack man
b. : a reptile of the order Loricata — see alligator
c. : crocodiles' skin tanned for use in manufacturing (as of handbags, shoes, luggage, and belts)
2. archaic : one who hypocritically affects sorrow — compare crocodile tears
3. chiefly Britain : a number of persons moving in a long file; especially : the file formed by the members of a school out for a walk
 [crocodile 1a]
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
of paints : alligator |