Words / A1

KROK-uh-dyl/ˈkrɒkədaɪl/

A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body, short legs, and a wide mouth with many teeth, living in rivers. Countable: a crocodile, crocodiles. An alligator is similar but is a later word; a lizard is much smaller. A snake has no legs. Mix-up: crocodile vs clock (tells the time) — different word.

Meaning

A large reptile with a long body, short legs, and a wide mouth with many teeth.

Examples

• “The crocodile is in the river.”
• “The crocodile lay still in the mud.”
• “Never swim where there are crocodiles.”

Good to know

a crocodile (river, teeth). Contrast: lizard (small), snake (no legs). Place: river, zoo.

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