gavial
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl).
Noun
gavial (plural gavials)
- The crocodilian Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.; 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 (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.). However, the subfamily Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. 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 (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
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Romanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French gavial, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl, “alligator, crocodile”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gavial m (plural gaviali)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gavial | gavialul | (niște) gaviali | gavialii |
genitive/dative | (unui) gavial | gavialului | (unor) gaviali | gavialilor |
vocative | gavialule | gavialilor |
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French gavial, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl, “alligator, crocodile”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gavial m (plural gaviales)
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- ro:Reptiles
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- es:Reptiles