Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 10 compound words that contain crocodile. The most common are listed below. Open crocodile in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- crocodile tearA tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
- saltwater crocodileA very large aquatic carnivorous crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), from Australia and South-East Asia
- crocodile birdAn Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius
- Nile crocodileA large fierce carnivorous semi-aquatic African crocodile of species (Crocodylus niloticus).
- mugger crocodileA crocodile of species Crocodylus palustris
- Chinese crocodile lizardA semiaquatic anguimorph lizard, of species Shinisaurus crocodilurus, found only in cool forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam.
- American crocodileA crocodilian of species Crocodylus acutus, native to the neotropics.
- crocodile clipAn alligator clip.
- crocodile clipsplural of crocodile clip: An alligator clip.
- crocodile monitorA large monitor lizard native to New Guinea (Varanus salvadorii)
- crocodile sharkAny of species Pseudocarcharias kamoharai of small, big-eyed mackerel sharks, typically growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.
- crocodile tearsplural of crocodile tear: A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
- Cuban crocodileA crocodile of species Crocodylus rhombifer, endemic to Cuba.
- dwarf crocodileThe smallest of living crocodile, of species Osteolaemus tetraspis, native to the tropical regions of sub-Saharan West Africa and Central Africa.
- crocodile shearsplural of crocodile shear: alligator shear
- estuarine crocodileSynonym of saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
- fish-eating crocodileSynonym of gharial: A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.
- Indo-Pacific crocodilesaltwater crocodile
- Orinoco crocodileA South American crocodile of species Crocodylus intermedius.
- crocodile teguA semi-aquatic predatory lizard of species Crocodilurus amazonicus, found in the Amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield in South America.
- Morelet's crocodileA crocodile of species Crocodylus moreletii.
- crocodile birdsplural of crocodile bird: An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius
- crocodile monitorsplural of crocodile monitor: A large monitor lizard native to New Guinea (Varanus salvadorii)
- crocodile sharksplural of crocodile shark: Any of species Pseudocarcharias kamoharai of small, big-eyed mackerel sharks, typically growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.
- crocodile shearalligator shear
Compound words 10
- crocodilianAny reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.
- crocodileyResembling or characteristic of a crocodile.
- crocodillyA crocodile.
- crocodiledomThe state of being a crocodile, or of belonging to the world of crocodiles; crocodiles, collectively.
- werecrocodileA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crocodile.
- crocodilelikeResembling or characteristic of a crocodile.
- crocodilingThe formation of cracks in paint.
- crocoduckAn imaginary hybrid animal with the head of a crocodile and the body of a duck, described in an attempt to discredit evolution in favour of creationism.
- crocodilityA sophistical mode of arguing.
- crocodilepoxA skin disease in crocodiles, associated with viruses of the genus Crocodylidpoxvirus.