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# crocodile

«crocodile» in Mova's school dictionary: **A large reptile with a long body, thick scaly skin, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a crocodile, crocodiles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A large reptile with a long body, thick scaly skin, a long mouth with many sharp teeth and a powerful tail; it lives in rivers and swamps in hot countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#m1)

2) (UK) A long line of children walking in pairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, crocodiles are reptiles: cold-blooded, lay eggs and live near water. In Australia saltwater crocodiles are a real danger: obey warning signs and never swim where crocs live. In school in the UK, classes walk «in a crocodile» on trips. Phrases: «crocodile tears», «walk in a crocodile».

### examples

- A crocodile lay still in the muddy river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x1)
- Crocodiles can stay underwater for a long time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x2)
- In northern Australia, never swim where there are crocodile warning signs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x3)
- The class walked to the museum in a crocodile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x4)
- Crocodiles lay their eggs in nests on land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x5)
- He cried crocodile tears, but he wasn't really sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x6)
- A crocodile's skin is covered in tough scales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x7)
- Did you ever see so many crocodiles?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/#x8)

### note

Countable: crocodiles; short form «croc». Crocodiles and alligators are different: a crocodile's snout is narrower and its lower teeth show when its mouth is closed. «Crocodile tears» means fake crying.

### In the corpora

- [Crocodiles lay eggs in nests; the mother guards them and carries the hatchlings to water in her mouth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/29-crocodiles-and-alligators/9/)
- [Crocodile ancestors lived alongside dinosaurs over 200 million years ago, and crocodiles are the closest living relatives of birds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/29-crocodiles-and-alligators/12/)
- [In the death roll a crocodile spins in the water to tear chunks off its prey, because it can't chew.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/29-crocodiles-and-alligators/14/)
- [Caimans and crocodiles bask with their mouths open to let heat escape and cool down; it is not a threat or a yawn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/42-the-capybara/16/)
- [Crocodiles survived the asteroid too, and they are closer relatives of birds than of lizards.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/76-end-of-the-dinosaurs-and-birds/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crocodile» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crocodile/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.