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Definition of Gavialis Gangeticus

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 Gavialis Gangeticus from wikipedia

- The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all...
- Gavialis is a genus of crocodylians that includes the living gharial Gavialis gangeticus and one known extinct species, Gavialis bengawanicus. G. gangeticus...
- †Eogavialis? Genus †Eosuchus? Genus †Eothoracosaurus? Genus Gavialis Gavialis gangeticus, gharial †Gavialis bengawanicus Genus †Gavialosuchus? Genus †Gryposuchus...
- predator in freshwater ecosystems. It is sympatric with the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in the Rapti and Narayani Rivers, in the eastern Mahanadi, and in...
- Crocodylia is cladistically defined as the last common ancestor of Gavialis gangeticus (gharial), Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator), and Crocodylus...
- of the country and the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is found in river areas, though is greatly reduced from its previous...
- Gavialis browni is an extinct species of the crocodylian genus Gavialis and a close relative of the living gharial Gavialis gangeticus. G. browni lived...
- and provide full protection for the gravely endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). Administrative approval of the Government of India for the establishment...
- Crocodyloidea. Although many extinct species are known, only the gharial Gavialis gangeticus and the false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii are alive today, with...
- shut the jaws are similar in proportional size. Only the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) (and perhaps some of the few very thin-snouted crocodilians) is...