Английский Этимологический словарь - crocodile
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~ n 1 a large reptile (1) with a long mouth and many sharp teeth that lives in lakes and rivers in hot wet parts of the world 2 the skin of this animal, used for making things such as shoes 3 BrE a long line of people, especially school children, walking in pairs 4 shed crocodile tears to pretend you feel sad, sorry, or upset when you do not really feel that way ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(crocodiles) A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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geographical name — see Limpopo CROCODILE noun Etymology: Middle English & Latin; Middle English cocodrille, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, alteration of Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos lizard, ~, from kroke shingle, pebble + drilos worm; akin to Sanskrit sarkara pebble Date: 1555 1. a. any of several large carnivorous thick-skinned long-bodied aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae) of tropical and subtropical waters; broadly crocodilian b. the skin or hide of a ~ 2. chiefly British a line of people (as schoolchildren) usually walking in pairs ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a any large tropical amphibious reptile of the order Crocodilia, with thick scaly skin, long tail, and long jaws. b leather from its skin, used to make bags, shoes, etc. 2 Brit. colloq. a line of schoolchildren etc. walking in pairs. Phrases and idioms crocodile clip a clip with teeth for gripping. crocodile tears insincere grief (from the belief that crocodiles wept while devouring or alluring their prey). Derivatives crocodilian adj. Etymology: ME f. OF cocodrille f. med.L cocodrillus f. L crocodilus f. Gk krokodilos f. kroke pebble + drilos worm ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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крокодил (Crocodylus); pl крокодилы (Crocodylia); настоящие крокодилы (Crocodylidae) – African crocodile – African dwarf crocodile – African slender-snouted crocodile – American crocodile – Australian crocodile – Congo dwarf crocodile – Cuban crocodile – dwarf crocodile – estuarine crocodile – long-nosed crocodile – long-snouted crocodile – marsh crocodile – Morelet's crocodile – Nile crocodile – Orinoco crocodile – salt-water crocodile – snub-nosed crocodile ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. крококодил (Crocodilus gen.) 2. зоол. представитель отряда крокодиловых 3. крокодиловая кожа 4. школ. разг. "змейка", цепочка; гулянье парами 5. процессия, медленный проход друг за другом Id: to shed crocodile tears —- проливать крокодиловы слезы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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shears tech. рычажные ножницы CROCODILE noun 1) крокодил 2) joc. гулянье парами (о школьницах) 3) attr. крокодиловый - crocodile shears ...Англо-русский словарь
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