crocodile

Definition von crocodile im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Any of a variety of related predatory amphibious reptiles, related to the alligator; A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together; {n} an amphibious voracious animal; vulgaris, or C; A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species; large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters; The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator; The best known species is that of the Nile C; A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile; The Florida crocodile C; The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat; Americanus is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws; {i} predatory aquatic reptile; Niloticus; They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America; A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat. Any of about a dozen tropical reptile species (family Crocodilidae) found in Asia, the Australian region, Africa, Madagascar, and the Americas. Crocodiles are long-snouted, lizardlike carnivores. Most feed on fishes, turtles, birds, and small mammals; large individuals may attack domestic livestock or humans. Crocodiles swim and feed in the water, floating at the surface to wait for prey, but bask in the sun and breed on land. They are reputed to be livelier than alligators and more likely to attack humans. They have a narrower snout than alligators and a tooth on each side of the jaw that is visible when the jaw is closed
crocodile tear: 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 she wood—indeed, she was not old enough for that—so this crocodile tear won her for the time being.
crocodile tears: A display of tears that is forced or false
And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weeping crocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company.
crocodile tears: plural form of crocodile tear
crocodile bird: African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
crocodile bird: A black and white African bird (Pluvianus aegyptius) that is related to the plover and feeds on insects that parasitize crocodiles
crocodile tears: If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere. The sight of George shedding crocodile tears made me sick. An insincere display of grief; false tears
crocodile tears: tears which are not sincere, hypocritical show of emotion, false tears
crocodile tears: a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed
A crocodile: croc
Nile crocodile: A large crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) common in all parts of Africa except the Sahara and the northern coast and known to attack domestic animals and humans
african crocodile: a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
asian crocodile: estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
crocodiles: plural of crocodile
morlett's crocodile: a variety of crocodile

crocodile

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cro·co·dile

Türkische aussprache

kräkıdayl

Synonyme

croc

Aussprache

/ˈkräkəˌdīl/ /ˈkrɑːkəˌdaɪl/

Etymologie

() From Old French cocodrille (modern crocodile), from mediaeval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokodeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.

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