crocodile
cro·co·dile
noun
Origin
Inherited from Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil.
Phrases
- after a while, crocodile
- American crocodile
- Australian freshwater crocodile
- black crocodile
- Chinese crocodile lizard
- crocodile bird
- crocodile clip
- crocodile closest to the canoe
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