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crocodile

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English

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Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishcocodrill,cokadrill,cokedril, fromOld Frenchcocodril (modernFrenchcrocodile), fromMedieval Latincocodrillus, fromLatincrocodilus, fromAncient Greekκροκόδειλος(krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.Doublet ofkrokodil andsugar.

Noun

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crocodile (pluralcrocodiles)

  1. Any of thepredatoryamphibiousreptiles of the familyCrocodylidae;(loosely) acrocodilian, any species of the orderCrocodilia, which also includes thealligators,caimans andgavials.
    • 2005, Mwelwa Musambachime,Basic Facts on Zambia,page97:
      Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nilecrocodile's natural habitat. The Nilecrocodiles, in particular, have been a source of highly durable leather for a variety of products which can be crafted and manufactured.
    • 2008, Walkter B. Wood, “Chapter 16: Forensic Identification in FatalCrocodile Attacks”, in Marc Oxenham, editor,Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse,page244:
      Two species ofcrocodile inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwaterCrocodile —Crocodylus porosus, and (b) the freshwatercrocodile —Crocodylus johnstoni.
    • 2011, Sam Thaker,TheCrocodile's Teeth,page31:
      One contained some brightly-coloured tropical birds, one a python and the other a large and very livelycrocodile.
      I told the customer that the boxes containing thecrocodile and the python were not packed to my satisfaction, as there were not enough nails securing them.
  2. A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
    • 1939,George Orwell,Coming Up for Air, part 2, chapter 8:
      Sometimes the kids from the slap-up boys' schools in Eastbourne used to be led round incrocodiles to hand out fags and peppermint creams to the 'wounded Tommies', as they called us.
  3. (logic) Afallaciousdilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
    • 1798,Maria Edgeworth,Practical Education:
      We have seen syllogisms,crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation[…]
Synonyms
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  • (predatory amphibious reptile):croc(informal)
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Translations
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reptile
line or procession
logic: fallacious dilemma

Etymology 2

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Derived from the noun as acalque ofEsperantokrokodili.

Verb

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crocodile (third-person singular simple presentcrocodiles,present participlecrocodiling,simple past and past participlecrocodiled)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To speak another language thanEsperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering.
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to speak another language rather than Esperanto

See also

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References

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  1. ^Hyphenation exception log, Barbara Beeton, 2015, online at[1]

French

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchcocodril, inherited fromLatincrocodīlus withmetathesis, later respelled to match theLatin form. CompareEnglishcrocodile, itself respelled fromMiddle Englishcocodrill.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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crocodile m (pluralcrocodiles)

  1. crocodile

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchcocodril, fromMedieval Latincocodrillus, from ClassicalLatincrocodilus, fromAncient Greekκροκόδειλος(krokódeilos).

Noun

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crocodile f (pluralcrocodiles)

  1. (Jersey)crocodile
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