What is the meaning of The Crocodile?
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Various Australian Dreamtime Stories, followed by Australian Astrological Correspondence for Crocodile:\n\nWarradjan Cultural Centre\nGINGA The Estuarine or Saltwater Crocodile\n\nIn the beginning of creation, Ginga was also a man. \n\nOne day he was sleeping, warmed by a fire made near a billabong. Accidentally, his back caught fire. He dashed into the water. The fire and water formed blister-like lumps on his back. He turned himself into a crocodile. The ragged edge of Ginga's back is today seen emerging from billabongs and nestled on riverbanks. \n\nThe giant crocodile, Ginga, also helped form the Kakadu landscape. He carved his way through rocks to get to the East Alligator River. After finishing his creative act, he did not disappear. He turned himself into a rocky ridge, which still shows his lumpy back in a place known as Djirringbal. \n\nPerhaps the broad snout enabled Ginga to so deftly create the landscape. It is this wide snout that distinguishes the larger saltwater crocodile from the freshwater crocodile. \n\nGinga is at home during monsoon season. In coastal swamps, and as far inland as the billabongs and creeks, Ginga are seen stalking geese stranded by rising waters. \n\nThough not usually surprised by commencement of the dry season, estuarine crocodiles occasionally need to leave the safety of their diminished river or billabong to head in search of water. Fraught with danger, this journey often leads to death due to drought conditions or attacks from other territorial crocodiles guarding their homes. \n\nWhen the rains arrive, the estuarine crocodiles head to the flooded grassland areas where plentiful food is available. \n\nDuring the monsoon season, amongst the thick growth at the base of the paperbark trees, female Ginga develop thick nests of grass and soil to house their eggs. Ginga will guard her hatchlings while they learn to catch young fish. \n\nIt will be two years before Ginga is a metre long, and around ten years will pass before the mighty creature measures three metres in length.\n\n\n\nMin-na-wee (Why the crocodile rolls)\n \nAs the last rays of the beautiful red-pink sun set on the small camp and the sweeping coastal plain, all the little girls played, enjoying themselves. \nAll the young boys were with their fathers, learning the ways of manhood. The mothers were preparing for the evening meal. There was fresh fish cooking on the coals, with freshly-caught mud crabs and mussels. \nEveryone in the group was contented, the season had been good for them. Plenty of fresh food. Everyone except little Min-na-wee was happy. \nMin-na-wee was different. From a little girl, Min-na-wee liked to cause trouble amongst the other little girls. Min-na-wee's face was so hard and scaly-looking, it mostly revealed her hatred. \nThe old people knew of Min-na-wee's efforts to start trouble, which led to fights. Not only among the little girls, but also their mothers. \nThe old people warned Min-na-wee's mother that if she did not stop Min-na-wee making humbug, then something terrible would happen to her. \nYears passed and Min-na-wee grew into a young woman, but she still liked to cause trouble. One day all the young women, including Min-na-wee, had to prepare to be selected as brides. Min-na-wee stood in a line with all the other girls. The old people pointed out which men were to marry which women. By the end of the ceremony, Min-na-wee was left standing alone. She had not been chosen to become a wife. \nMin-na-wee's hatred grew stronger and stronger. She caused more and more trouble in the camp. Fights were breaking out every day amongst the tribe. Min-na-wee sat back in her little humpy and watched. She was pleased with herself. \nThe Elders of the tribe agreed that Min-na-wee must be punished for what she had done. \nMin-na-wee had little knowledge of the tribe's decision. As she approached the women to cause another fight, she was grabbed by the men and rolled around and around in th
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MEANING: The name “Zimbabwe” is variously translated from the Shona language to mean “sacred house,” “venerated houses,” “houses of stone,” “ritual seat of the king,” “court,” or “home or grave of the chief.”\n\nhttp://www.manuampim.com/ZIMBABWE.html you can find more information here Good Luck...
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Hello m085z33dsfauqr.. :)\n\nParaclete [parakeletos]\n\nWhich means..one who come alongside to help..Glory..Alleluia..\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ..
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I think they were killed in the flood, but have you ever read (I think) in Job about the leviathan?  Sounds so much like a brontesaurus or dipladucas doesn't it?  People try to say it's a croc, but it's  nothing like a crocodile.  Also Psalms 74 says He lopped off the heads (plural) of leviathan, and made mincemeat of the dragon.  I'm not trying to make people believe anything, it's just one of the things I wonder.
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* Denotation refers to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition."¨ For example, if you look up the word snake in a dictionary, you will discover that one of its denotative meanings is "any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles¡having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions."\n    * Connotation, on the other hand, refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word. The connotative meanings of a word exist together with the denotative meanings. The connotations for the word snake could include evil or danger.\n\nExamples:  While "necktie" and "cravat" have the same denotation, they have quite different connotations. "Cravat" carries an added implication of wealth or snootiness.\n\nAlso consider "red." It denotes a particular colour, but also has connotations of irritation or anger in certain contexts.
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I'm not sure if there is one that means "lizard" because smart does not translate well into Latin or Greek.  The only one that I could find that was close was Apatosaurus, which means "deceptive lizard."
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its the crocodile my friend.........the oldest with the strongest bite ....ty
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Crocodile tears is false or insincere weeping, a hypocritical display of emotions. The expression comes from an ancient anecdote that crocodiles weep in order to lure their prey, or that they cry for the victims they are eating.\n\nAn alternate explanation for the expression's origin is that crocodile tears cannot be authentic because crocodiles cannot cry; they lack tear ducts. Yet this is a myth: Crocodiles possess lachrymal glands which secrete a proteinaceous fluid, just like in humans, though tears will only be visible after a crocodile is out of the water for a prolonged period of time, and dries out. However, while crocodiles can and do generate tears, they do not weep or cry for remorse.[1]\n\nCrocodile tears can also be used to describe large raindrops (about a third of an inch in diameter).\n\nIn Esperanto culture, krokodili ("to crocodile") has come to mean "to talk in another language where the situation begs Esperanto", the allegory being that Esperanto speakers who lament its lack of use while not using it themselves are like crocodiles weeping over their victims.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_tears
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turacou\n\nDefinition of turacou\nn. - Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers
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Mary River of Australia's Northern Territory has the largest concentration of estuarine crocodiles in the world.
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Well, in Australia the ecology movement has preserved rainforests and protected whales, bringing\nheaps of tourists to see the whales and walk through the rainforests, and helping tourism.\nOn the downside, the occasional tourist in the tropical areas gets eaten by a crocodile; but hey, if you go swimming in a river marked "Danger - crocodiles" you're gonna get that.
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I would say the aqua skirt with black stockings and a black corset because Khaki sounds like you're trying to seduce the ghost of Steve Irwin!\n\n...on second thought, you could do that up as your theme for the evening.  Dress in tan fishnets, khaki miniskirt, beige top, leather gloves, then tell him (in an aussie accent) that he is going to be your crocodile tonight.
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The Australian salt water crocodile is a ferocious predater.\nSo is the great white shark.\nSalty's often swim great distances out to sea. (especially, off of Queensland Austraia.\nThe shark has an advantage because it does not have to surface for air.\nSteve Irwin got some great footage of just such a battle, & screened it on his show "crocodile hunter".. The shark lost a pectoral fin and almost was killed. But the salty surfaced for a gulp of air and was nailed by the shark for his moment's inattention.
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crocodiles have a shorter wider snout where an alligators is long and skinny
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A crocodile is no speedster on land. Either running straight or zig-zagging you have to be quicker than the crocodile. Humans are averagely faster than crocodile on land. After all, a crocodile runs out of gas quickly. That's why when it makes a kill it is really quick or it will end up empty-stomached and tired.
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By giant alligator, I think you are probably thinking of the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) which inhabits northern Australia and is throughout the southeast Asian islands up to Bangladesh and India.\n\nThese crocs have been seen out at sea, and they are sometimes found with barnacles on them.  They would definitely have been found in waters that are also frequented by Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias).\n\nThe saltwater croc is the largest living species of reptile, up to 6 or 7 meters long, and up to a ton in mass.  These big monsters tend to be set up in good territories inland though, it's the smaller and subordinate crocs that get pushed to out to sea in search of new territory.\n\nThe biggest Great Whites are also up to 6 or 7 meters in length, so it's a pretty close match as far as size.  Therefore, it's actually pretty unlikely that there would be a conflict.  \n\nMost predators won't fight without a reason.  There's too much as stake if they get injured to just attack things at random.  Unless one of the critters triggers the prey -> attack response in the other, they'd probably only fight to defend their territory.  Great Whites are pretty nomadic, and wouldn't have a territory, and the saltwater croc would be swimming between islands searching for his own territory, not interested in fighting sharks.\n\nAs far as prey responses, Great Whites favourite food is seals and sea lions.  One theory as to why humans are occasionally attacked is a superficial resemblance to a pinneped, especially if there's a surfboard involved.  The swimming pattern and body shape of a crocodile is nothing like the sea lion's, and it is very unlikely that a shark would mistake a croc for an easy meal.\n\nCrocodiles tend to sit in one spot, usually in murky water, and wait for prey to come close enough to trigger an attack response.  Mudcrabs, turtles, goannas, snakes, wading birds and fish are their most common prey, but they have been known to take buffalo, cattle, sheep, wild boar, monkeys and even humans.  A small, juvenile shark would likely be snapped up, but a full grown adult would probably be cruising deeper water and at faster speeds than something that a croc would attack.\n\nIf they did fight, both of them have immensely powerful jaws.  The crocodile is also covered in bony scutes that create almost a suit of armour over its body, especially its back.  The shark would probably lose many teeth trying to take a bite.  Both critters are remarkably tough too, being able to take a lot of damage and keep fighting, even if they are mortally wounded.  Should such an encounter occur, I would imagine that both animals would cause grievous, even mortal wounds to each other before breaking off the fight, and then they'd each end up dying of the wounds.\n\nEven cooler than a fight between a saltwater croc and a great white would have been a fight between a Deinosuchus (a huge late Cretaceous crocodylian possibly up to 50 feet long) and Carcharocles megalodon (a huge Eocene shark, possibly up to 50 feet long).  Too bad they didn't live at quite the same time.
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The Nile crocodile is the largest African crocodilian, reaching lengths of up to 5 m (16 ft), or rarely up to 5.5 m (18 ft). Good sized adults weigh 225 kg (500 lb), and truly exceptional specimens may reach up to 700 kg (1,500 lb). Like all crocodiles they are sexually dimorphic, with the males up to 30 percent larger than the females, though the difference is less than in some species, like the Saltwater crocodile.\n\nSeven meters (23 ft) and larger specimens have been reported, but since gross overestimation of size is common these reports are suspect. It is not known why some crocodiles grow larger than others, but it seems to be based on a favorable environment. Therefore it is unlikely that a modern crocodile in the wild will break any records: before the heavy hunting of the 1940s and 1950s, the larger population base and more extensive wetland habitats meant more giants.\n\nThere is some evidence that Nile crocodiles from cooler climates like the southern tip of Africa are smaller, and may reach lengths of only 4 m (13 ft). Dwarf Nile crocodiles also exist in Mali and in the Sahara desert, which reach only 2 to 3 m (6.5 to 10 ft) in length. Their reduced size is probably the result of the less than ideal environmental conditions, and not genetically.\n\nTheir teeth average between 3-5 inches.