alligator vs crocodile
Definitions
verb
- crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
noun
- leather made from alligator's hide
- either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
Examples
a purse of simulated alligator hide
One of only two remaining alligator species in the world, this reptile has the dubious distinction of being the planet's most endangered species.
There have also been six recorded fights between snakes and alligators.
Definitions
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
Examples
We know now they were crocodile tears.
He chased the unmigratory tropi-ducks from their shrewd-hidden nests, walked circumspectly among the crocodiles hauled out of water for slumber, and crept under the jungle-roof and spied upon the snow-white saucy cockatoos, the fierce ospreys, the heavy-flighted buzzards, the lories and kingfishers, and the absurdly garrulous little pygmy parrots.
She did not know that this Congo River was the home of the Crocodile, the biggest, fiercest, scaliest, hungriest Crocodile in all Africa.
