1. crocodile - Noun
2. crocodile - Verb
A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (C. vulgaris, or C. Niloticus). The Florida crocodile (C. Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.
A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA crocodile ate a fisherman before locals caught the reptile and pulled the missing man's severed head from its stomach. Source: Internet
Dilbert mirrors the mass media's crocodile tears for working people—and echoes the ambient noises from Wall Street." Source: Internet
Because of the tax, crocodile skins valued at about US$1.3 million remained in cold storage due to the inability of some farmers to pay the tax; at least two crocodile farms closed and two others were planning to cease operations. Source: Internet
Becoming the crocodile was a natural selection, because I'm the happiest in water. Source: Internet
Fishing cat, otter, Estuarine crocodile, spotted deer, sambar, black buck, snake, lizards and jackal can also be spotted in the sanctuary. Source: Internet
Grant remembers the day the pair first met on a bus to a crocodile farm on a Darwin Cup trip six years ago, when neither knew of their connection. Source: Internet