Gavial

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• gavial — * * * gavial [ gavjal ] n. m. • 1789; hindi ghariyal ♦ Zool. Reptile piscivore (crocodiliens) des fleuves d Asie du Sud, au long museau étroit élargi à l extrémité (appelé couramment crocodile). Les gavials du Gange. * * * ● gavial, gavials nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Gavial — Ga vi*al (g[=a] v[i^]*al), n. [Hind. gha[.r]iy[=a]l: cf. F. gavial.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large Asiatic crocodilian ({Gavialis Gangeticus}); called also {nako}, and {Gangetic crocodile}. [1913 Webster] Note: The gavial has a long, slender muzzle, teeth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gavial — 1> зоол. гавиал (Gavialis gangeticus) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Gavial — (Gavialis), Name einer der 3 verschiedenen Gattungen Krokodile; bewohnen Ostindien, sind ausgezeichnet durch schmale und sehr lange Schnauze …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• gavial — (Del indostaní ghariyal.) ► sustantivo masculino ZOOLOGÍA Cocodrilo asiático de gran tamaño, de hocico delgado y mandíbulas largas y agudas que vive en pantanos y corrientes de agua. (Gavialis gangeticus.) * * * gavial (del fr. «gavial») m.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• gavial — gavialoid, adj. /gay vee euhl/, n. a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species. Also called gharial. [1815 25; < F < Hindi ghariyal] * * * ▪ reptile species also called… …   Universalium



• Gavial — Gaviale Gangesgavial (Gavialis gangeticus) Systematik Unterstamm: Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• gavial — зоол. гавиал (Gavialis gangeticus) (зоология) гавиал (Gavialis gangeticus) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• gavial — noun Etymology: French, modification of Bengali ghãṛiyal or Hindi ghaṛyal more at gharial Date: circa 1825 gharial …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gavial — m (pl s) гавиал (индийский крокодил) …   Большой французско-русский и русско-французский словарь