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Meaning of Crocodile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈkɹɑkədaɪl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans krokodil

አማርኛ አዞ

العربية التّمساح تمساح

Azərbaycanca timsah

Беларуская кракадзіл

Български крокодил

বাংলা কুমীর

བོད་སྐད ཀུམ་བི་ར

Bosanski kada krokodil krokodilčić krokodilski крокодил крокодилски крокодилчић

Čeština krokodýl krokodýlí krokouš ostrovid

Cymraeg crocodeil

Dansk krokodille

Deutsch Krokodil

Ελληνικά κροκόδειλος κροκόδιλος

Esperanto krokodili krokodilo

Español cocodrilo crocodilo

Euskara krokodilo

فارسی تمساح کروکودیل نهنگ

Suomi jono krokotiili kulkue

Français crocodile

Gaeilge crogall

Gàidhlig crogall

Galego crocodilo

ગુજરાતી મગર

Hausa kada

עברית תנין

हिन्दी घड़ियाल नक्र मगर मगरमच्छ

Hrvatski kada krokodil krokodilčić krokodilski крокодил крокодилски крокодилчић

Magyar krokodil

Հայերեն կոկորդիլոս

Bahasa Indonesia bajul buaya graha

Íslenska krókódíll

Italiano coccodrillo

日本語鰐

ქართული ნიანგი

Қазақша қолтырауын

ខ្មែរ ក្រពើ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೊಸಳೆ

한국어 鰐 악어

Kurdî onî tîmsah

Latina corcodillus crocodilus

Lëtzebuergesch Krokodil

Lingála nkoli

Lietuvių krokodilas

Latviešu krokodils

Malagasy voay

Te Reo Māori karakotaera kumi ihuroa

Македонски крокодил

മലയാളം മുതല

Монгол матар

मराठी मगर

Bahasa Melayu buaya

Malti kukkudrill

မြန်မာဘာသာ မိကျောင်း

Nederlands krokodil

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମଗର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਘੜਿਆਲ ਮਗਰ ਮਗਰਮੱਛ

Polski krokodyl krokodyli

Português crocodilo

Română crocodil

Русский крокодил

Slovenčina krokodíl

Shqip krokodil

Српски kada krokodil krokodilčić krokodilski крокодил крокодилски крокодилчић

Svenska krokodil

Kiswahili mamba ngwena

தமிழ் அணி ஊர்வலம் முதலை

తెలుగు మొసలి

Тоҷикӣ тимсоҳ

ไทย จระเข้

ትግርኛ ሓርገጽ

Tagalog buwaya

Setswana kwena

Türkçe timsah

Українська крокодил крокодилячий

اردو مگرمچھ

Oʻzbekcha timsoh

Tiếng Việt cá sấu sâu

IsiXhosa ingwenya

Yorùbá ẹlẹ́gungùn oni

IsiZulu ingwenya

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[…]”

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