Crocodile vs Bread - What's the difference?
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Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
* 2005 , Mwelwa Musambachime, Basic Facts on Zambia ,
* 2008', Walkter B. Wood, ''Chapter 16: Forensic Identification in Fatal '''Crocodile Attacks'', Marc Oxenham (editor), ''Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse ,
* 2011', Sam Thaker, ''The '''Crocodile's Teeth ,
A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
* 1939 , (George Orwell), Coming Up for Air , part 2, chapter 8
(logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
* (Maria Edgeworth)
(uncountable) A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
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, title= * 1962' (quoting '''1381 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
(countable) Any variety of bread.
(slang) Money.
Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
* Bible, (w) vi. 11
As nouns the difference between crocodile and bread
is that crocodile is any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials while bread is (uncountable) a foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals or bread can be breadth or bread can be a piece of embroidery; a braid.As a verb bread is
to coat with breadcrumbs or bread can be (dialectal) to make broad; spread or bread can be to form in meshes; net.crocodile
English
(wikipedia crocodile) (Crocodile dilemma)Noun
(en noun)page 97,
- Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nile crocodile's' natural habitat. The Nile ' crocodiles , in particular, have been a source of highly durable leather for a variety of products which can be crafted and manufactured.
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- Two species of crocodile' inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwater '''Crocodile''' — ''Crocodylus porosus'', and (b) the freshwater '''crocodile — ''Crocodylus johnstoni .
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- One contained some brightly-coloured tropical birds, one a python and the other a large and very lively crocodile .
- I told the customer that the boxes containing the crocodile and the python were not packed to my satisfaction, as there were not enough nails securing them.
- Sometimes the kids from the slap-up boys' schools in Eastbourne used to be led round in crocodiles to hand out fags and peppermint creams to the 'wounded Tommies', as they called us.
- We have seen syllogisms, crocodiles , enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation
Synonyms
* (predatory amphibious reptile) croc (informal)Derived terms
* American crocodile * Australian freshwater crocodile * black crocodile * crocodile clip * crocodile tears * Cuban crocodile * dwarf crocodile * estuarine crocodile * freshwater crocodile * Johnston's crocodile * Morelet's crocodile * mugger crocodile * New Guinea crocodile * Nile crocodile * Orinoco crocodile * Philippine crocodile * saltwater crocodile * Siamese crocodile * slender-snouted crocodileSee also
* alligator * caiman, cayman * freshie, freshy * gator * gavial, gharial * saltie ----bread
English
(wikipedia bread)Etymology 1
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- Give us this day our daily bread .