Definition

1. Noun:
   • Crocodile: A large, carnivorous aquatic reptile with a long snout, powerful tail, and thick, scaly skin, typically living in tropical rivers and lakes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con cá sấu đang nằm phơi nắng trên bờ sông. (The crocodile is sunbathing on the riverbank.)
  • Khu bảo tồn này có nhiều loài cá sấu. (This sanctuary has many species of crocodiles.)
  • Anh ấy sợ cá sấu. (He is afraid of crocodiles.)

Advanced Usage

• "nước mắt cá sấu" (crocodile tears): An insincere display of sadness or remorse.
  • Hắn khóc nước mắt cá sấu sau khi bị bắt. (He shed crocodile tears after being caught.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá sấu châu Mỹ (n): American crocodile ().
  • Cá sấu châu Mỹ sinh sống ở vùng Nam Mỹ. (The American crocodile lives in South America.)
• Cá sấu sông Nile (n): Nile crocodile ().
  • Cá sấu sông Nile rất hung dữ. (The Nile crocodile is very aggressive.)
• Bộ Cá sấu (n): The biological order Crocodilia, which includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.

Synonyms

• Thuồng luồng (n): A mythical water dragon or monster in Vietnamese folklore; sometimes used colloquially to refer to large, dangerous aquatic reptiles like crocodiles. (Note: This is not a scientific synonym but a folkloric/colloquial term.)

Related Phrases

• Da cá sấu (n): Crocodile leather.
  • Chiếc ví này làm từ da cá sấu. (This wallet is made from crocodile leather.)
• Trang trại cá sấu (n): Crocodile farm.
  • Chúng tôi đã tham quan một trang trại cá sấu. (We visited a crocodile farm.)

noun

1. Crocodile
   • cá sấu châu Mỹ
     American crocodile
   • nước mắt cá sấu
     crocodile tears