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gavial

/ˈɡeɪviəl/

Translations

gavialnoun

gavials

/ˈɡeɪviəl/

The gavial is known for its distinctive narrow snout, which is adapted for catching fish.

Le gavial est connu pour son museau étroit caractéristique, adapté à la capture des poissons.

Additional translations

gavialTerme de zoologie, au sens plus large des crocodiliens de la famille des gavialidés.

Synonyms

long-snouted crocodile

fish-eating crocodile

Indian gharial

gavialadjective

more gavial

Comp.

most gavial

Super.

/ˈɡeɪ.vi.əl/

Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning ‘relating to, consisting of, or characteristic of a gavial’.

gavialTerme de zoologie, rare.

Researchers examined the unique structure of the gavial snout.

Les chercheurs ont examiné la structure unique du museau gavial.

Synonyms

gavialnoun

A large long-snouted crocodilian native to the Indian subcontinent, also known as the gharial, primarily found in freshwater rivers.

The gavial is known for its distinctive narrow snout, which is adapted for catching fish.

Any crocodilian of the family Gavialidae, such as the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) or the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii).

Fossil evidence suggests that extinct gavials once inhabited many parts of Asia.

gavialadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a gavial.

Researchers examined the unique structure of the gavial snout.