English-Thai Dictionary

crocodile

N จระเข้  jor-ra-kea

 

crocodile

N หนัง จระเข้  nang-jor-ra-kea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CROCODILE

n.[Gr. , saffron, and fearing. L.] 1. An amphibious animal of the genus Lacerta or lizard, of the largest kind. It has a naked body, with four feet and a tail; it has five toes on the fore feet, and four on the hind feet. It grows to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, runs swiftly on land, but does not easily turn itself. It inhabits the large rivers in Africa and Asia, and lays its eggs, resembling those of a goose, in the sand, to be hatched by the heat of the sun. [See Alligator. ]
2. In rhetoric, a captious and sophistical argument contrived to draw one into a snare.

 

CROCODILE

a.Pertaining to or like a crocodile; as crocodile tears, that is, false or affected tears, hypocritical sorrow.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CROCODILE

Croc "o *dile (krk "-dl; 277 ), n. Etym: [L. crocodilus, Gr. crocodile. Cf. Cookatrice.]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (C. vulgaris, or C. Niloticus ). The Florida crocodile (C. Americanus ) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.

 

2. (Logic )

 

Defn: A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile. Crocodile bird (Zoöl.), an African plover (Pluvianus ægypticus ) which alights upon the crocodile and devours its insect parasites, even entering its open mouth (according to reliable writers ) in pursuit of files, etc. ; -- called also Nile bird. It is the trochilos of ancient writers. -- Crocodile tears, false or affected tears; hypocritical sorrow; -- derived from the fiction of old travelers, that crocodiles shed tears over their prey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crocodile

croc o dile |ˈkräkəˌdīl ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl | ▶noun 1 a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin, using submersion and stealth to approach prey unseen. The crocodile has been extensively hunted for its valuable skin. [Family Crocodylidae: three genera, in particular Crocodylus, and several species. ] • leather made from crocodile skin, used esp. to make bags and shoes. 2 Brit. informal a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs. ORIGIN Middle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones, ’ from krokē ‘pebble ’ + drilos ‘worm. ’ The spelling was changed in the 16th cent. to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.

 

crocodile bird

croc o dile bird ▶noun the Egyptian plover, which is said to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles.

 

crocodile clip

croc o dile clip |ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl klɪp | ▶noun British term for alligator clip.

 

crocodile tears

croc o dile tears ▶plural noun tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: said to be so named from a belief that crocodiles wept while devouring or luring their prey.

 

Oxford Dictionary

crocodile

croco |dile |ˈkrɒkədʌɪl | ▶noun 1 a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin. ●Family Crocodylidae: three genera, in particular Crocodylus, and several species. • [ mass noun ] leather made from crocodile skin, used especially to make bags and shoes. 2 Brit. informal a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs. ORIGIN Middle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones ’, from krokē ‘pebble ’ + drilos ‘worm ’. The spelling was changed in the 16th cent. to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.

 

crocodile bird

croco |dile bird ▶noun the Egyptian plover, which is said to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles.

 

crocodile clip

croco |dile clip ▶noun chiefly Brit. a sprung metal clip with long, serrated jaws, used attached to an electric cable for making a temporary connection to a battery or other component.

 

crocodile tears

croco |dile tears ▶plural noun tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: said to be so named from a belief that crocodiles wept while devouring or luring their prey.

 

French Dictionary

crocodile

crocodile n. m. nom masculin Grand reptile amphibie à fortes mâchoires. : Quand il ouvre la gueule, le crocodile montre ses dents redoutables. tableau – animaux. LOCUTION Larmes de crocodile. figuré Chagrin simulé. Prononciation Les o sont ouverts, [krɔkɔdil ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crocodile

croc o dile /krɑ́kədàɪl |krɔ́k -/名詞 1 C 〘動 〙クロコダイル 〘特にアフリカ産の大型ワニで大きなあごと鋭い歯が特徴; →alligator 〙.2 U ワニ皮 [革 ].3 C ｟主に英 ｠(人 車などの )長い列 (!主に児童 [生徒 ]が2人ずつ並んで歩く時の長い列 ) ▸ a crocodile of day-trip schoolchildren 遠足の児童の列 In a [After (a )] wh í le, cr ó codile .｟おどけて ｠じゃあまたな (!whileとcrocodileが韻を踏む; →see 1 他動詞 2 a 表現 (3 )) .sh è d [cr ỳ ] cr ó codile t è ars そら涙を流す, うそ泣きをする .