croc

[ krok ]

noun

, Informal.

1. crocodile.

croc

/ krɒk /

noun

1. short for crocodile crocodile crocodile

Word History and Origins

Origin of croc¹

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Example Sentences

"He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild croc," the post said.

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But as the famously quirky region heads to the polls on Saturday, the right to own a pet croc has turned into a somewhat unlikely – and very Territory – election issue.

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He was in process of adopting a mega croc when the NT government announced it would not be issuing any new permits to keep the reptiles as pets.

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But croc owners say they had no idea the change was coming and are distressed over what may now happen to their pets.

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Over Britton’s decades in Darwin’s croc research fraternity, many peers who initially thought he was shy but “nice enough” came to view him as an anti-social “odd man out”.

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