Crocodile

Definitions

1. Any 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.
2. A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
3. A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
4. greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)
   Philippines, figuratively

Equivalents

81 more languages

Afrikaanskrokodil

አማርኛአዞ

العربيةالتّمساحتمساح

Azərbaycan dilitimsah

Беларускаякракадзіл

Българскикрокодил

বাংলাকুমীর

བོད་སྐད།ཀུམ་བི་ར

Bosanskigrahakadakrokodilkrokodilčićkrokodilskioniкрокодилкрокодилскикрокодилчић+ 6 more

Češtinakrokodýlkrokodýlíkrokoušostrovid+ 1 more

Cymraegcrocodeil

Danskkrokodille

Ελληνικάκροκόδειλοςκροκόδιλος

Esperantokrokodilikrokodilo

Euskarakrokodilo

فارسیتمساحکروکودیلنهنگ

Suomijonokrokotiilikulkue

Gaeilgecrogall

Gàidhligcrogall

Galegocrocodilo

ગુજરાતીમગર

Hausakada

עבריתתנין

हिन्दीघड़ियालनक्रमगरमगरमच्छ+ 1 more

Hrvatskigrahakadakrokodilkrokodilčićkrokodilskioniкрокодилкрокодилскикрокодилчић+ 6 more

Magyarkrokodil

Հայերենկոկորդիլոս

Bahasa Indonesiabajulbuayagraha

Íslenskakrókódíll

Italianococcodrillo

日本語鰐

ქართულინიანგი

Қазақ тіліқолтырауын

ភាសាខ្មែរក្រពើ

ಕನ್ನಡಮೊಸಳೆ

한국어鰐악어

Kurdîonîtîmsah

Latinacorcodilluscrocodilus

LëtzebuergeschKrokodil

Lingálankoli

Lietuviųkrokodilas

Latviešukrokodils

Malagasyvoay

Te Reo Māorikarakotaerakumi ihuroa

Македонскикрокодил

മലയാളംമുതല

Монголматар

मराठीमगर

Bahasa Melayubuaya

Maltikukkudrill

မြန်မာမိကျောင်း

Nederlandskrokodil

ଓଡ଼ିଆମଗର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਘੜਿਆਲਮਗਰਮਗਰਮੱਛ

Polskikrokodylkrokodyli

Portuguêscrocodilo

Românăcrocodil

Русскийкрокодил

Ikinyarwandaingona

සිංහලකිඹුලා

Slovenčinakrokodíl

Shqipkrokodil

Српскиgrahakadakrokodilkrokodilčićkrokodilskioniкрокодилкрокодилскикрокодилчић+ 6 more

Sesothokwena

Svenskakrokodil

Kiswahilimambangwena

தமிழ்அணிஊர்வலம்முதலை

తెలుగుమొసలి

Тоҷикӣтимсоҳ

ไทยจระเข้

ትግርኛሓርገጽ

Tagalogbuwaya

Setswanakwena

Türkçetimsah

Українськакрокодилкрокодилячий

اردومگرمچھ

O'zbekchatimsoh

Tiếng Việtcá sấusâu

isiXhosaingwenya

Yorùbáẹlẹ́gungùnoni

isiZuluingwenya

Examples

“The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.”

“Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nile crocodile's natural habitat. The Nile crocodiles, in particular, have⟳ been a source of highly durable leather for a variety of products which can be crafted and manufactured.”

“Two species of crocodile inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwater Crocodile — Crocodylus porosus, and (b) the freshwater crocodile — Crocodylus johnstoni.”

“One contained some brightly-coloured tropical birds, one a python and the other a large and very lively crocodile. I told the customer that the boxes containing the crocodile and the python were not packed to my satisfaction, as there were not enough nails securing them.”

“Sometimes the kids from the slap-up boys' schools in Eastbourne used to be led round in crocodiles to hand out fags and peppermint creams to the 'wounded Tommies', as they called us.”

“We have⟳ seen syllogisms, crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation[…]”

CEFR level