gavial Definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout [syn: gavial, Gavialis gangeticus]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, modification of Bengali ghã?iyal or Hindi gha?yal — more at gharial Date: circa 1825 gharial

English Explanatory Dictionary

???v?t n. 1 an old French dance in common time beginning on thethird beat of the bar. 2 the music for this, or a piece of music in therhythm of this as a movement in a suite. [F f. Prov. gavoto f. Gavot nativeof a region in the Alps]

English Explanatory Dictionary

???v?t n. 1 an old French dance in common time beginning on thethird beat of the bar. 2 the music for this, or a piece of music in therhythm of this as a movement in a suite. [F f. Prov. gavoto f. Gavot nativeof a region in the Alps]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of GHARIAL.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gavial Ga"vi*al, n. [Hind. ghariu?l: cf. F. gavial.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Gangetic crocodile.