alargereptilewith a hardskinthatlivesin and nearriversandlakesinhot,wetpartsof theworld. It is like analligator, but it usually has alongerandnarrowernose:
鳄鱼
a crocodile-infestedswamp鳄鱼出没的沼泽
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crocodilenoun[C](LINE)
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You can appease and appease crocodiles, but eventually they will swallow you up.
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I was more or less obliged to risk the crocodiles.
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The original objective was to list only those obviously dangerous animals that it was, by 1976, becoming fashionable to keep, such as lions and crocodiles.
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Snakes, crocodiles, parrots, tortoises and tropical fish are all part of the worldwide trading pattern.
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There is no risk of crocodiles of hostile supporters because the existing provisions obviate that need.
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There are certainly some districts in the tropical territories where crocodiles play a considerable part in the economy of the country.
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If he intends to exempt school crocodiles, the sooner he says so and sets our minds at rest the better.
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In view of their record, their supposed distress now reminds me of the old story of the crocodile's tears.
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The last programme to be shown, about one month ago at 9 o'clock in the evening, was about crocodiles.
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Alligators and crocodiles have been used in scenes where the excitement has depended on the hero swimming for his life among them.
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Loud speaker vans, and open-air cinema vans, crocodiles of sandwich-men and hoardings were all impressed into service by one side or the other.
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I have read in the literature that black cayman crocodiles, which are an indigenous species, can be found in the swamps.
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I sincerely hope that at the which meets next week further steps will be taken to protect these animals—even certain reptiles, such as crocodiles—which are now in danger.
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What is so different about school crocodiles?
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As it stands, it seems to me that the most innocent processions—school crocodiles or wedding processions—could be covered by the order unless they are exempted by a purely administrative order.
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