ADJ.
black, female, male, over, protected, trapped, troubling
VERB + CROCODILE
ate, bitten, eaten, fed, feed, meets, shed
CROCODILE + NOUN
aphrodisiac, australian, crocodylus, dog, gnu, johnstoni, porosus, thomas
PREP.
in, on
ADV.
ever, only, only
noun
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.
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.
A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
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.
A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
We have seen syllogisms, crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation[…]
greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)
verb
To speak another language than Esperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering.
A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
At last he contrived to squeeze out one of his little hysterical tears, and drop it on her hand. Now, the girl was not butter, like some of her sex; far from it: but neither was sh
The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.
WiktionaryIndustrial 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 produ
WiktionaryTwo species of crocodile inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwater Crocodile — Crocodylus porosus, and (b) the freshwater crocodile — Crocodylus johnstoni.
WiktionaryThe crocodile, which produces only male young in hotter weather, might die out too because there will be no females to breed.
Tatoeba · #28917His leg was bitten by a crocodile.
Tatoeba · #287066Don't be taken in by her crocodile tears.
Tatoeba · #309205i Register
In some senses, crocodile is marked as figuratively, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.