Animal Names · Entry

Crocodile

Greek

“pebble worm (traditional reading)”

Where it comes from

krokodilos, traditionally read as 'pebble worm' (kroke 'pebble' + drilos 'worm')

Fun Fact

Ancient Greek writers used the name for the Nile crocodile, and Herodotus described birds that picked food from its teeth.

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