English-Thai Dictionary

gavial

N จระเข้ ตระกูล  Gavialinae jor-ra-ke-tra-kun

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GAVIAE

Ga "viæ, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. gavia a sea mew. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns.

 

GAVIAL

Ga "vi *al, n. Etym: [Hind. ghariu: cf. F. gavial. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large Asiatic crocodilian (Gavialis Gangeticus ); -- called also nako, and Gangetic crocodile.

 

Note: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gavial

ga vi al |ˈgāvēəl ˈɡeɪviəl | ▶noun variant spelling of gharial. ORIGIN from French, the -v- probably being substituted for -r- by scribal error.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gavial

gavial |ˈgeɪvɪəl | ▶noun variant spelling of gharial. ORIGIN from French, the -v- probably being substituted for -r- by scribal error.

 

Duden Dictionary

Gavial

Ga vi al Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gavi a l |der Gavial; Genitiv: des Gavials, Plural: die Gaviale Hindi Schnabelkrokodil

 

Spanish Dictionary

gavia

gavia nombre femenino 1 Vela de una embarcación que se coloca en el mastelero mayor o en cualquiera de los otros dos masteleros .2 Gaviota .

 

gavial

gavial nombre masculino Reptil muy similar al cocodrilo en forma, tamaño y color, pero de hocico muy largo y estrecho; se alimenta de peces y habita en algunos ríos de la India, Malasia e Indonesia .