Meaning of "crocodile" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROCODILE

Via Old French, from Latin crocodīlus, from Greek krokodeilos lizard, ultimately from krokē pebble + drilos worm; referring to its fondness for basking on shingle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CROCODILE

crocodile  [ˈkrɒkəˌdaɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROCODILE

Crocodile is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROCODILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crocodile

Crocodiles or true crocodiles are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodylinae, in which all its members are considered true crocodiles, is classified as a biological subfamily. A broader sense of the term crocodile, Crocodylidae that includes Tomistoma, is not used in this article. The term crocodile here applies only to the species within the subfamily of Crocodylinae. The term is sometimes used even more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes Tomistoma, the alligators and caimans, the gharials, and all other living and fossil Crocodylomorpha. Although they appear to be similar to the untrained eye, crocodiles, alligators and the gharial belong to separate biological families. The gharial having a narrow snout is easier to distinguish, while morphological differences are more difficult to spot in crocodiles and alligators. The most obvious external differences are visible in the head with crocodiles having narrower and longer heads, with a more V-shaped than a U-shaped snout compared to alligators and caimans.

Definition of crocodile in the English dictionary

The first definition of crocodile in the dictionary is any large tropical reptile, such as C. niloticus, of the family Crocodylidae: order Crocodilia. They have a broad head, tapering snout, massive jaws, and a thick outer covering of bony plates. Other definition of crocodile is any other reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodilian. Crocodile is also leather made from the skin of any of these animals.

TRANSLATION OF CROCODILE

Find out the translation of crocodile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crocodile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crocodile» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鳄鱼
• Translator English - Spanish: cocodrilo
• English: crocodile
• Translator English - Hindi: मगरमच्छ
• Translator English - Arabic: تـِمْسَاح
• Translator English - Russian: крокодил
• Translator English - Portuguese: crocodilo
• Translator English - Bengali: কুম্ভীর
• Translator English - French: crocodile
• Translator English - Malay: Buaya
• Translator English - German: Krokodil
• Translator English - Japanese: ワニ
• Translator English - Korean: 악어
• Translator English - Javanese: Buaya
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cá sấu
• Translator English - Tamil: முதலை
• Translator English - Marathi: मगर
• Translator English - Turkish: timsah
• Translator English - Italian: coccodrillo
• Translator English - Polish: krokodyl
• Translator English - Ukrainian: крокодил
• Translator English - Romanian: crocodil
• Translator English - Greek: κροκόδιλος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: krokodil
• Translator English - Swedish: krokodil
• Translator English - Norwegian: krokodille

9 QUOTES WITH «CROCODILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crocodile.

1

Jamie Cullum

My maternal granddad, Leonard, was full of amazing stories. He was an orphan, with 11 or 12 brothers and sisters, and he used to tell us about growing up near the Irrawaddy river and how one brother was eaten by a crocodile.

2

Bill Haley

See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile.

3

Zahi Hawass

I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and hippopotamus.' It doesn't mean the hippo will eat you, it means the person really wanted his tomb to be protected.

4

Steve Irwin

I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.

5

Steve Irwin

The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.

6

Kenneth Kamler

When I went to Amazonia, l went as the field doctor for biologists studying crocodile behavior. There's no way humans should have any encounters with crocodiles. You should stay away from them!

7

Louis Leakey

I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable.

8

Deborah Mailman

I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who know me go, 'Oh yeah, Mailman, she's gone into her cave again.' I'm like that, a bit of a hibernating bear. Like that crocodile that just sits there in the water and doesn't do much. I was always a bit of a dreamer as a kid, so that hasn't changed.

9

Wilbur Smith

I've eaten lion, leopard, crocodile, python. I don't recommend lion. It tastes exactly like when a tomcat comes into your house and sprays. Snake and crocodile are great - a cross between lobster and chicken.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROCODILE»

Discover the use of crocodile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crocodile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Lyle is afraid of losing his family forever after he is taken from their New York apartment and committed to a zoo.

‎1965

The enormous crocodile

The enormous crocodile devises secret plans and a few clever tricks to secure his lunch only to have them foiled by his neighbors. In the end, the Enormous Crocodile gets exactly what he deserves.

Roald Dahl, 2000

How to Hold a Crocodile

Explains how to do a variety of practical and improbable things, such as how to read a palm, make a mummy, sharpen scissors, tame a tarantula, and get an audience with the Pope.

‎2003

What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile?

Mr. Crocodile's plans to catch and eat some pesky monkeys do not work out and he becomes friends with them instead.

Judy Sierra, 2007

Crocodile Tears

A charity broker con artist has raised millions of dollars in donations, only to invest them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country in ...

Anthony Horowitz, 2009

Catch that Crocodile

One day, a local fruitseller finds a crocodile in a ditch. Catch that crocodile! should the terrified townspeople. But who will do it? And who says a crocodile should be caught?

Anushka Ravishankar, 1999

When A Crocodile Eats the Sun

Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace.

Peter Godwin, 2012

Crocodile: disappearing dragon

Life in a southern mangrove swamp is not easy for a crocodile as she mates, lays her eggs, helps her hatched babies begin their precarious lives, and then escapes being shot by a hunter.

Jonathan London, 2001

Crocodile: Evolution's Greatest Survivor

This is the fascinating and extraordinary story of the crocodile, one of evolution's greatest survivors. Lynne Kelly has been teaching science, mathematics and gifted education for over 30 years.

Lynne Kelly, 2006

The Selfish Crocodile

Every morning a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts: Stay away from my river!

Faustin Charles, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROCODILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crocodile is used in the context of the following news items.

Crocodile sightings force cancellation of open water swim

TOWNSVILLE, Australia — An eight-kilometer (five-mile) open water swimming event between a popular north Queensland island and the city ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

Woman out fishing killed by crocodile

SIBU: A woman believed to have been a victim of a crocodile attack while fishing in Sungai Krian, Saratok, has been found dead. Bera Aun, 46 ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»

Mexican Mayor Marries A Crocodile! Know Why Here!

A local mayor in a small town in Mexico just got hitched in one of the weirdest ways possible. Mayor Joel Vasquez Rojas married a crocodile for ... «Latinos Post, Jul 15»

Tourist bitten by crocodile in WA's north in 'good spirits' in hospital

A TOURIST bitten on the face by a crocodile in WA's Kimberley remains in a stable condition in hospital, four days after the attack. The New South Wales tourist, ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»

Saltwater crocodile captured on camera at Tiaro

The group sent the images to the Departmentnif Environment and Heritage Protection, which confirmed the crocodile sighting. The animal will ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»

Warning on waterhole swimming for tourists after crocodile attack in …

Traditional owners in Western Australia's Kimberley are urging tourist operators to reconsider allowing guests to swim in waterholes after a ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Tommie Woodward killed after ignoring warning signs and jumping …

A man was killed after he jumped into a crocodile-infested marina, having mocked the creatures only moments before his death. Tommie ... «Metro, Jul 15»

Crocodile bridezilla, kitten-owl bffs, what's next?

Owl-kitten best friends become a Japanese internet sensation, and watch out for this crocodile bridezilla as she ties the knot with the city's ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Crocodile attacks tourist during rockpool dip in Western Australia

Jill Moffitt from Kimberley Discovery Cruises said the woman was receiving medical attention, because 'it's pretty traumatic to have a crocodile ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Mexico: Local mayor marries crocodile in hope of good harvest [video]

The local mayor of a fishing town in southern Mexico has got married to a most unusual bride. Vasquez Rojas, the mayor of San Pedro ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»