Crocodile in spanish

Cocodrilo

pronunciation: koʊkoʊdɹ̩iloʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures

crocodile = cocodrilo. 

Example: Like the young reader who complained to the reference librarian that the Encyclopaedia Britannica told her more about crocodiles than she wanted to know, most enquirers have a pretty good idea when they have got enough for their needs.

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» river crocodile = cocodrilo de río.

Example: Its muzzle is somewhat shorter and broader than that of the river crocodile.

» see you later alligator (...after/for/in a while crocodile) = me las piro vampiro, hasta mañana iguana. [Forma coloquial de despedirse, a lo que se suele responder after/for/in a while crocodile]

Example: When I was a kid, my grandfather used to say to my brother and I when we left his house 'See you later, alligator' and we would say 'After awhile, crocodile!' .
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