crocodilus

type genus of the Crocodylidae ;

crocodylia

crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials ;

crocodylidae

true crocodiles ;

crocodylus

type genus of the Crocodylidae ;

crocodylus niloticus

a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa ;

crocodylus porosus

estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands ;

crocolite

a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals ;

crocus

any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated ;

crocus sativus

Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food ;

crocuta

a genus of Hyaenidae ;

crocuta crocuta

African hyena noted for its distinctive howl ;

croesus

a very wealthy man ; last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC) ;

croft

a small farm worked by a crofter ;

crofter

an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain ;

crohn

United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983) ;

crohn's disease

a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss ;

croissant

very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll ;

croix de guerre

a French military decoration for gallantry ;

cromlech

a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone ;

cromorne

a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) ;

cromwell

English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) ;

cronartium

rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns ;

cronartium ribicola

fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host ;

crone

an ugly evil-looking old woman ;

cronus

(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn ;

crony

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities ;

cronyism

favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) ;

cronyn

Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) ;

croo monkey

monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines ;

crook

a long staff with one end being hook shaped ; someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime ; a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" ;

crookback

a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine ;

crooked-stemmed aster

a variety of aster ;

crookedness

the quality of being deceitful and underhanded ; having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles ; a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" ;

crookes

English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919) ;

crookes radiometer

electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight ;

crookes tube

the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube ;

crookneck

yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin ;

crookneck squash

yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin ;

crooner

a singer of popular ballads ;

crooning

the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner ; singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep" ;