How many syllables in crocodile?

There are 3 syllables in the word crocodile.

Divide crocodile into syllables:

crocodile (noun):: crocodilian; large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters.; any of several large, carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic reptiles (family crocodylidae and especially genus crocodylus) of tropical and subtropical waters that have a long, tapered, v-shaped snout

african crocodile

alligator

antelope

asian crocodile

buckskin

cabretta

calfskin

capeskin

chamois

coat

cordovan

cowhide

crocodilian

crocodilian reptile

crocodilus

crocodylus

crocodylus niloticus

deerskin

doeskin

fleece

fur

genus crocodilus

genus crocodylus

goatskin

horsehide

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