Gavial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large reptile (Gavialis gangeticus) of southern Asia, related to and resembling the crocodiles and having a long slender snout. Also called gharial.
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  • n. A crocodile-like reptile with long, narrow jaws (species Gavialis gangeticus); one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus); -- called also nako, and Gangetic crocodile.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The Gangetic crocodile, Gavialis gangeticus, having long, slender, subcylindric jaws with a protuberance at the end of the upper one.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crocodilian    crocodilian reptile   
    Cross Reference
    Gavialis    caiman   
    Variant
    nako    gangetic crocodile   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Indian gharial    gharial   
     
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