English → Latin
“crocodile” in Latin
crocodīlusA crocodilelacrimaa tear (drop of liquid from crying); a tear or gumdrop exuding from plants
The English word crocodile itself goes back to Latin crocodīlus, through cocodrillus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crocodile
crocodilus. Crocodile’s tears, lacrima or lacrimula falsa (Ter., Eun., 1, 1, 22): lacrima dolo conficta (Ter., Andr., 3, 3, 26): to shed crocodile’s tears, lacrimas dolo confingere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crocodile?
- The usual Latin words for “crocodile” are crocodīlus, lacrima. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.