■ noun
1》 a large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin. [ Crocodylus and other genera.]
2》 leather made from ~ skin, used especially to make bags and shoes.
3》 Brit. informal a line of schoolchildren walking in pairs.
Origin
ME cocodrille , cokadrill , from OFr. cocodrille , via med. L. from L. crocodilus , from Gk krokodilos 'worm of the stones'.