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Gavialis gangeticus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

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.