资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Gavialis gangeticus
     n : large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender
         snout [syn: {gavial}]