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Gavial - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun gavial

is the crocodilian species: Gavialis gangeticus; any species of the family Gavialidae.

gavial

English

(Gharial) (Gavialis gangeticus)

Alternative forms

* gharial

Noun

(en noun)
  • The crocodilian ; any species of the family Gavialidae.
  • * 2002 , Pierre-Henri Gouyon, Jean-Pierre Henry, Jacques Arnould, Tiiu Ojasoo (translator), Gene Avatars: The Neo-Darwinian Theory of Evolution'', [1997, ''Les avatars du gène: La théorie néodarwinienne de l'évolution ], page 28,
    • Cuvier had begun studying the fossils of crocodiles found near Caen and Honfleur in France. (They were, in fact, gavials , fine-jawed crocodiles that are nowadays found in India).
  • * 2006 , Lynn Huggins-Cooper, Ravenous Reptiles , page 19,
    • Although human remains and jewelry have been found in their stomachs, gavials are not as fierce as many alligators and crocodiles.
  • * 2011 , Joseph T. Springer, Dennis Holley, An Introduction to Zoology: Investigating the Animal World , page 415,
    • Gavials' (or gharials) are found only on the northern Indian subcontinent, where most are ' riverine , being best adapted to calmer areas in deep fast-flowing rivers.

    Usage notes

    Technically, extending the definition to family Gavialidae results in including just one other extant species: the (false gavial) ( is often (perhaps usually) excluded from Gavialidae.

    Synonyms

    * (Gavialis gangeticus) (fish-eating crocodile), gharial, (Indian gharial) * (any species of Gavialidae) gavialid

    Derived terms

    * (false gavial) ()

    Related terms

    * gavialid

    See also

    * caiman * ----

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.