GAVIAL

gavial, Gavialis gangeticus

(noun) large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

gavial (plural gavials)

The crocodilian Gavialis gangeticus; any species of the family Gavialidae.

Usage notes

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.

Synonyms

• (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