She go up the Nile as far as the first crocodile. 她溯尼罗河之源而上,直至遇上第一条鳄鱼。
Leather made from crocodile skin. 鳄鱼皮革用鳄鱼皮做成的皮革
crocodile
[ noun ] 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 <noun.animal>
Crocodile \Croc"o*dile\ (kr[o^]k"[-o]*d[imac]l; 277), n. [L. crocodilus, Gr. kroko`deilos: cf. F. crocodile. Cf. {Cookatrice}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A large reptile of the genus {Crocodilus}, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile ({Crocodilus vulgaris}, or {Crocodilus Niloticus}). The Florida crocodile ({Crocodilus Americanus}) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.
2. (Logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
{Crocodile bird} (Zo["o]l.), an African plover ({Pluvianus [ae]gypticus}) which alights upon the crocodile and devours its insect parasites, even entering its open mouth (according to reliable writers) in pursuit of files, etc.; -- called also {Nile bird}. It is the {trochilos} of ancient writers.
{Crocodile tears}, false or affected tears; hypocritical sorrow; -- derived from the fiction of old travelers, that crocodiles shed tears over their prey. ※ ||
The kit has an adaptor with crocodile clips 'enabling access to be made directly into a convenient wall box.'
He said that the American alligator looks similar to the American crocodile, which is endangered.
The stories continued, wild tales of bull hunters and crocodile catchers, crazed opal miners and drunken helicopter musters.
A witch doctor using a monkey as bait captured the companion of a notorious man-eating crocodile, but the 200-year-old killer croc remains at large, a newspaper said today.
The Gulf War, Mr Bristow says, depressed demand for crocodile skins.
For all the crocodile tears about the deficit, it is clear that only Mr. Reagan's tough stand on taxes has finally forced Congress to set priorities.
Much as Mr. Bowles would have liked it, the crocodile did not make the crocus enemy list: "It would be pleasant to try to believe in the derivation of kpokodeilos (Crocus-fearer) given by some of the ancients."
Police said the area is known for its large crocodile population.
The contents of the crocodile's stomach were sent to Darwin for further investigation, Jenkins said.
The birds had been drugged and placed in tubular wire mesh cages inside a suitcase, he said, adding that police also recovered a dead baby crocodile.
The South African Press Association said the two were killed over the weekend when they went after the crocodile because it had eaten several goats and cattle from their herds.
But Vobis's operation grew, and now the company is second only to Olivetti in PC production in Europe, with a turnover in 1993 of DM2bn. A friend once likened Vobis's management style to the temperament of a crocodile.
Police sharpshooters scoured the rivers in an effort to track down the crocodile.
Gucci hasn't sold one yet but Mark Erikson, a store manager, helpfully notes that a man from Texas recently blew $11,000 in 20 minutes on an aqua crocodile purse and matching high heels.
Mr. Devlin plays the beardless youth, David, as an impressive crossbreed of Sammy Glick and Oliver Twist, part smooth-faced crocodile and part calculating puppy.
Once, he fell overboard on top of a crocodile he had just harpooned.
No search was launched for the crocodile this time.
A six-foot crocodile stopped two mutinous soldiers from sneaking into a military camp at the height of a coup attempt to topple President Corazon Aquino, the state-run news agency reported Thursday.
They believe the 10-foot crocodile attacked and ate a 43-year-old man who had been walking along a beach Friday night or early Saturday morning.
The crocodile has been described by those who have seen it as being about 23 feet long and more than three feet wide.
Texaco may have gotten more punishment than it deserved but your crocodile tears won't save it.