Definition of "crocodile" []

• Any of various large aquatic reptiles, chiefly of the genus Crocodylus, native to tropical and subtropical regions and having thick, armorlike skin and long tapering jaws. (noun)
• A crocodilian reptile, such as an alligator, caiman, or gavial. (noun)
• Leather made from crocodile skin. (noun)

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• "'Either the crocodile is a weird looking rhombifer, or the animal is some type of hybrid,' she said."
• "Whether this leviathan be a whale or a crocodile is a great dispute among the learned, which I will not undertake to determine; some of the particulars agree more easily to the one, others to the other; both are very strong and fierce, and the power of the Creator appears in them."
• "Cell phone keeps ringing in Ukrainian crocodile's tummy"