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Gaviae
Gaviae Ga"vi[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gavia a sea mew.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns.
Gavial
Gavial Ga"vi*al, n. [Hind. ghariu?l: cf. F. gavial.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Gavialis Gangeticus
Gavial Ga"vi*al, n. [Hind. ghariu?l: cf. F. gavial.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Gavia from wikipedia

- Gavia may refer to: Gavia (bird), a genus of birds to which the loons belong Gavia P****, in the Italian Alps Monte Gavia, a mountain of Lombardy, Italy...
- northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes. Loons, which are the size of large...
- The common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes...
- Gavia P**** (Italian: P****o di Gavia) (el. 2621 m.) is a high mountain p**** in the Italian Alps. It is the tenth highest paved road in the Alps. The p****...
- The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern...
- red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere....
- The yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii), also known as the white-billed diver, is the largest member of the loon or diver family. Breeding adults have...
- Gavia schultzi is an extinct species of loon from the Middle Miocene of Austria. It is amongst the oldest known species in the genus and larger than the...
- Gavia is a mountain of the Sobretta-Gavia Group in Lombardy, Italy. It has an elevation of 3,222 metres and towers above the Gavia P****. "Monte Gavia...
- The Pacific loon or Pacific diver (Gavia pacifica), is a medium-sized member of the loon, or diver, family. The Pacific loon, previously considered conspecific...