'Gavial' definitions:

Definition of 'gavial'

From: WordNet
noun
Large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout [syn: gavial, Gavialis gangeticus]

Definition of 'Gavial'

From: GCIDE
  • Gavial \Ga"vi*al\ (g[=a]"v[i^]*al), n. [Hind. gha[.r]iy[=a]l: cf. F. gavial.] (Zool.) A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus); -- called also nako, and Gangetic crocodile. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster] Gavot

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