crocodile
crocodile meaning
A crocodile, long-snouted and green. It represents the reptile, rivers and swamps, and genuine danger — crocodiles are among the most lethal animals on earth. It also carries the phrase "crocodile tears," meaning insincere grief, from the old belief that crocodiles weep while eating their prey.
Meaning
A crocodile, long-snouted and green. It represents the reptile, rivers and swamps, and genuine danger — crocodiles are among the most lethal animals on earth. It also carries the phrase "crocodile tears," meaning insincere grief, from the old belief that crocodiles weep while eating their prey. It is often confused with the alligator, which has a broader snout.
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How to use it
- Absolute crocodile tears, nobody believes him 🐊
- Do not swim here. Seriously 🐊
- Unchanged for two hundred million years 🐊
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | krokodil |
| አማርኛ | አዞ |
| العربية | تمساح |
| অসমীয়া | ঘৰিয়াল |
| azərbaycan | timsah |
| башҡорт | крокодил |
| беларуская | кракадзіл |
| български | крокодил |
| বাংলা | কুমির |
| bosanski | krokodil |
| català | cocodril |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏧᎳᏍᎩ |
| čeština | krokodýl |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | крокодил |
| Cymraeg | crocodeil |
| Deutsch | Krokodil |
| dolnoserbšćina | krokodil |
| Ελληνικά | κροκόδειλος |
| English | crocodile |
| español | cocodrilo |
| eesti | krokodill |
| euskara | krokodiloa |
| فارسی | تمساح |
| suomi | krokotiili |
| Filipino | buwaya |
| føroyskt | krokodilla |
| français | crocodile |
| Gaeilge | crogall |
| Gàidhlig | crogall |
| galego | crocodilo |
| ગુજરાતી | મગર |
| Hausa | kada |
| עברית | תנין |
| हिन्दी | मगरमच्छ |
| hrvatski | krokodil |
| hornjoserbšćina | krokodil |
| magyar | krokodil |
| հայերեն | կոկորդիլոս |
| Indonesia | buaya |
| íslenska | krókódíll |
| italiano | coccodrillo |
| 日本語 | ワニ |
| Jawa | baya |
| ქართული | ნიანგი |
| қазақ тілі | қолтырауын |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قولتىراۋىن |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្រពើ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮೊಸಳೆ |
| 한국어 | 악어 |
| कोंकणी | मानगें |
| кыргызча | крокодил |
| ລາວ | ແຂ້ |
| lietuvių | krokodilas |
| latviešu | krokodils |
| македонски | крокодил |
| മലയാളം | മുതല |
| монгол | матар |
| मराठी | मगर |
| Melayu | buaya |
| မြန်မာ | မိကျောင်း |
| नेपाली | गोही |
| Nederlands | krokodil |
| norsk | krokodille |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କୁମ୍ଭୀର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮਗਰਮੱਛ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Krókodail |
| polski | krokodyl |
| پښتو | تمساح |
| português | crocodilo |
| rumantsch | crocodil |
| română | crocodil |
| русский | крокодил |
| سنڌي | واڳون |
| တႆး | ငိူၵ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | කිඹුලා |
| slovenčina | krokodíl |
| slovenščina | krokodil |
| Soomaali | yaxaas |
| shqip | krokodil |
| српски | крокодил |
| srpski | krokodil |
| svenska | krokodil |
| Kiswahili | mamba |
| தமிழ் | முதலை |
| తెలుగు | మొసలి |
| ไทย | จระเข้ |
| ትግርኛ | ሓርገጽ |
| türkmen dili | krokodil |
| lea fakatonga | kalokataile |
| Türkçe | timsah |
| українська | крокодил |
| اردو | مگرمچھ |
| o‘zbek | timsoh |
| Tiếng Việt | cá sấu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ọni |
| 粵語 | 鱷魚 |
| 粤语 | 鳄鱼 |
| 中文 | 鳄鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 鱷魚 |
| isiZulu | ingwenya |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F40A
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :crocodile:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the crocodile emoji (🐊) mean?
- A crocodile, long-snouted and green. It represents the reptile, rivers and swamps, and genuine danger — crocodiles are among the most lethal animals on earth. It also carries the phrase "crocodile tears," meaning insincere grief, from the old belief that crocodiles weep while eating their prey.
- How do you type the crocodile emoji?
- Copy the crocodile emoji 🐊 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the crocodile emoji in?
- The crocodile emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.