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| croc·o·dile [ krókə dl ] (plural croc·o·diles or croc·o·dile) |
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1. large reptile with strong jaws: a large carnivorous reptile that lives near water, and has a long thick-skinned body and a broad head with strong jaws. Native to: tropical or subtropical regions. Family Crocodylidae.
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2. reptiles
Same as crocodilian
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3. leather from crocodile skin: leather made from the skin of a crocodile
  crocodile shoes
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| [13th century. Via Old French cocodril< Greek krokodilos, a small lizard] |
