noun🔗ShareAny of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials."The crocodile sunned itself on the riverbank, a large, dangerous animal. "animalbiologynatureorganismenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together."The teacher led the students in a crocodile to the library. "grouphumaneducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile."The politician's argument presented a "crocodile": if we cut taxes, the economy will either boom immediately (which is unrealistic) or completely collapse (also unrealistic), ignoring all the other possibilities in between. "philosophylogicmythologyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo speak one's native language at an Esperanto-language gathering, rather than Esperanto."At the Esperanto picnic, Maria, feeling homesick, started to crocodile by speaking Spanish with her sister, even though others were struggling to understand. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
