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gavial
English
Wikispecies
Alternative forms
- gharial
Etymology
From Hindi ??????? (gha?iy?l).
Noun
gavial (plural gavials)
- The crocodilian Gavialis gangeticus; any species of the family Gavialidae.
- 2002, Pierre-Henri Gouyon, Jean-Pierre Henry, Jacques Arnould, Tiiu Ojasoo (translator), Gene Avatars: The Neo-Darwinian Theory of Evolution, [1997, Les avatars du gène: La théorie néodarwinienne de l'évolution], page 28,
- Cuvier had begun studying the fossils of crocodiles found near Caen and Honfleur in France. (They were, in fact, gavials, fine-jawed crocodiles that are nowadays found in India).
- 2006, Lynn Huggins-Cooper, Ravenous Reptiles, page 19,
- Although human remains and jewelry have been found in their stomachs, gavials are not as fierce as many alligators and crocodiles.
- 2011, Joseph T. Springer, Dennis Holley, An Introduction to Zoology: Investigating the Animal World, page 415,
- Gavials (or gharials) are found only on the northern Indian subcontinent, where most are riverine, being best adapted to calmer areas in deep fast-flowing rivers.
- 2002, Pierre-Henri Gouyon, Jean-Pierre Henry, Jacques Arnould, Tiiu Ojasoo (translator), Gene Avatars: The Neo-Darwinian Theory of Evolution, [1997, Les avatars du gène: La théorie néodarwinienne de l'évolution], page 28,
Usage notes
Technically, extending the definition to family Gavialidae results in including just one other extant species: the false gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii). However, the subfamily Tomistominae is often (perhaps usually) excluded from Gavialidae.
Synonyms
- (Gavialis gangeticus): fish-eating crocodile, gharial, Indian gharial
- (any species of Gavialidae): gavialid
Derived terms
- false gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
Related terms
- gavialid
Translations
See also
- caiman
- Gavialis
French
Noun
gavial m (plural gaviaux)
- gavial
Romanian
Etymology
From French gavial, from Hindi ??????? (gha?iy?l, “alligator, crocodile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?avi?al/
- Hyphenation: ga?vi?al
Noun
gavial m (plural gaviali)
- gavial
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From French gavial, from Hindi ??????? (gha?iy?l, “alligator, crocodile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?bjal/, [?a???jal]
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
gavial m (plural gaviales)
- gavial, gharial
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crocodilian
English
Etymology
From crocodile +? -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??k??d?li?n/
Noun
crocodilian (plural crocodilians)
- Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.
- 1989, Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Modern analogs for dinosaur nesting and parental behavior, James Orville Farlow (editor), Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs, Issue 238, page 47,
- Mound-nesting crocodilians and megapodes appear to be indifferent to nest-site parameters, but susceptibility of crocodilian mound nests to predation or drowning may be altered by site selection.
- 2001, Patricia Pope Bartlett, Billy Griswold, Richard D. Bartlett, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide, page 191,
- Crocodilians are essentially lizard-like in basic shape and are adapted to a largely aquatic life. ln water, they hunt and eat their prey and advertise their size and location by bellowing.
- 1989, Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Modern analogs for dinosaur nesting and parental behavior, James Orville Farlow (editor), Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs, Issue 238, page 47,
Translations
Adjective
crocodilian (not comparable)
- of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles
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