OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7065

crocodile

/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cocodrilo • crocodilo
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.
Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nile crocodile's natural habitat. The Nile crocodiles, in particular, have been a source of highly durable leather fo…
The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.
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