crocodile
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family CrocodylidaeAny of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
» Tom was eaten by a crocodile.
Ein Krokodil hat Tom gefressen.
Tom wurde von einem Krokodil gefressen.
Том был съеден крокодилом.
Тома съел крокодил.
Тома сожрал крокодил.
Тома з'їв крокодил.
Meaning
4 sensesAny of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
Krokodil
крокоди́лkrokodíl
крокоди́лkrokodýl
A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
(Philippines, figuratively)Greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)
- large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
Examples
143 sentencesTom was eaten by a crocodile.
Тома з'їв крокодил.
ruТом был съеден крокодилом.
deEin Krokodil hat Tom gefressen.
A crocodile ate Tom.
Тома з'їв крокодил.
ruТома сожрал крокодил.
deEin Krokodil hat Tom gefressen.
Snakes, turtles, lizards, alligators and crocodiles are reptiles.
Змії, черепахи, ящірки, алігатори та крокодили - рептилії.
Crocodiles have sharp teeth.
Крокодили мають гострі зуби.
ruУ крокодилов острые зубы.
deKrokodile haben scharfe Zähne.
Tom got eaten by a crocodile.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (moInherited from Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil.
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Forms
plural: crocodiles| Singular | crocodile |
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