Noun: croc krók
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
"The croc lurked just beneath the surface of the river";
- crocodile
Derived forms: crocs
Type of: crocodilian, crocodilian reptile
Part of: Crocodilus, Crocodylus, genus Crocodilus, genus Crocodylus
Encyclopedia: Croc