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crocodileMain Entry: croc·o·dile Pronunciation: \ˈkrä-kə-ˌdī(-ə)l\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English & Latin; Middle English cocodrille, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, alteration of Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos lizard, crocodile, from krokē shingle, pebble + drilos worm; akin to Sanskrit śarkara pebble Date: 1555 1 a : any of several large carnivorous thick-skinned long-bodied aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae) of tropical and subtropical waters; broadly : crocodilian b : the skin or hide of a crocodile
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