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crocodile
noun(croc-o-dile)any of several large, carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae and especially genus Crocodylus) of tropical and subtropical waters that have a long, tapered, V-shaped snout; broadly : crocodilian
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noun(croc-o-dile)the skin or hide of a crocodile
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noun(croc-o-dile)a line of people (such as schoolchildren) usually walking in pairs
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geographical name(croc-o-dile)river 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southern Africa flowing from Limpopo province, Republic of South Africa, into the Indian Ocean in Mozambique
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geographical name(croc-o-dile)province of the northeastern part of the Republic of South Africa bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique area 47,598 square miles (123,280 square kilometers), population 5,405,000
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noun(croc-o-dile)an African bird (Pluvianus aegyptius) that is related to the pratincoles and lights on the crocodile and eats its insect parasites
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plural noun(croc-o-dile)false or affected tears; also : hypocritical sorrow