crocodile

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/, [ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ] (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/ (Dublin) IPA(key): /ˈkɹakədo̞ɪl/, /ˈkɹakədəɪl/, /ˈkɾakədo̞ɪl/, /ˈkɾakədəɪl/ Hyphenation: croc‧o‧dile === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== crocodile (plural crocodiles) 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. A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together. (logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile. (Philippines, figurative) greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official) ===== Synonyms ===== (predatory amphibious reptile): croc (informal); cockatrice (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== crocodilian ===== Descendants ===== Bislama: krokodael Pijin: krokodael → Māori: kokorotaera, karakotaera → Niuean: kirokotaili → Tokelauan: kolokotaila → Tongan: kalokataile → Welsh: crocodeil ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Derived from the noun as a calque of Esperanto krokodili. ==== Verb ==== crocodile (third-person singular simple present crocodiles, present participle crocodiling, simple past and past participle crocodiled) (intransitive, slang) To speak another language than Esperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering. ===== Translations ===== === See also === === References === crocodile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Crocodylidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Crocodylidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == French == === Etymology === Derived from Old French cocodril, inherited from Latin crocodīlus with metathesis, later respelled to match the Latin form. Compare English crocodile, itself respelled from Middle English cocodrill. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁɔ.kɔ.dil/ === Noun === crocodile m (plural crocodiles) crocodile ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Antillean Creole: krokodil Mauritian Creole: krokodil Seychellois Creole: krokodil → Romanian: crocodil → Persian: کروکودیل (krokodil) === Further reading === “crocodile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “crocodile”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette == Norman == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). === Noun === crocodile f (plural crocodiles) (Jersey) crocodile