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crocodile

[krok-uh-dahyl] / ˈkrɒk əˌdaɪl /
NOUN
mugger
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I’m reluctant to say which of her band members was dressed as a crocodile since I can’t check my memory against a photo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The results suggest that tropical and subtropical regions remained suitable for crocodile relatives after the asteroid struck, even as the environments available to many dinosaurs deteriorated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

But for an intentionally outrageous film like “The Devils,” where Reed hurls a plastic crocodile out of a window, rules can be relaxed.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The national water agency said it was alerted to a crocodile sighting in Pandan Reservoir on 20 August.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The pilot explained to me that, somewhere in that muddy expanse below us, a group of Indonesian crocodile hunters had recently come across a group of New Guinea nomads.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

At the center of this object used for protection and to treat ailments, the child god stands atop a pair of crocodiles and grasps scorpions and snakes, guarding us against these threatening creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Paleontologists have not found fossils of lizards, turtles, crocodiles, or other reptiles from Cretaceous Alaska, Chiarenza said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Asked specifically about crocodiles, New Zealand's Wickham told the BBC the primary concern was ensuring the "fairest possible course" for rowers.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Then suddenly, people who went down to the river started to disappear, and we were sure crocodiles were lurking in the river and taking them.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau


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