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- Dictionarycrocodile/ˈkrɒkədʌɪl/
noun
- 1. a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin.
- 2. a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs. informal British
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CROCODILE definition: 1. a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of…. Learn more.
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.
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.
CROCODILE meaning: 1. a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of…. Learn more.
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.
A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat.
n. 1. any of various narrow-snouted crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus and related genera, found mainly in tropical waters of both hemispheres. 2. any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian. 3. the tanned skin or hide of these reptiles.