Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - crocodile
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crocodile
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
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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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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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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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(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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~ 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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- 1563, restored spelling of M.E. cocodrille, from M.L. cocodrillus, from L. crocodilus, from Gk. krokodilos, word applied by Herodotus to the crocodile of the Nile, apparently due to its basking habits, from kroke "pebbles" + drilos "worm." Crocodile tears story was in Eng. from at least c.1400. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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