'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