gavial, Gavialis gangeticus
(noun) large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gavial (plural gavials)
The crocodilian Gavialis gangeticus; any species of the family Gavialidae.
Technically, extending the definition to family Gavialidae results in including just one other extant species: the false gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii). However, the subfamily Tomistominae is often (perhaps usually) excluded from Gavialidae.
• (Gavialis gangeticus): fish-eating crocodile, gharial, Indian gharial
• (any species of Gavialidae): gavialid
Source: Wiktionary
Ga"vi*al, n. Etym: [Hind. ghariu: cf. F. gavial.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus); -- called also nako, and Gangetic crocodile.
Note: The gavial has a long, slender muzzle, teeth of nearly uniform size, and feet completely webbed. It inhabits the Ganges and other rivers of India. The name is also applied to several allied fossil species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
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