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gavial

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ga=vi=al

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun gavial has 1 sense

gavial(n = noun.animal) gavialis gangeticus - large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout; Array

is a kind of crocodilian, crocodilian reptile

is a member of gavialis, genus gavialis

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CIDE DICTIONARY

gavial, n. [Hind. gha: cf. F. gavial.].

A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus); -- called also nako, and Gangetic crocodile. [1913 Webster]
" 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]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

gavial, var. of GHARIAL.

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