GAVIALIS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Gavialidae

Synonyms:

Gavialis; genus Gavialis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Gavialis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Gavialis"):

gavial; Gavialis gangeticus (large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout)

Holonyms ("Gavialis" is a member of...):

family Gavialidae; Gavialidae (gavials)