crocodile
noun
[ ˈkrɒkədʌɪl ]
• a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin.
• a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs.
Origin:
Middle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones’, from krokē ‘pebble’ + drilos ‘worm’. The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.
