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Gavialidae

noun

gavials

• Syn: ↑family Gavialidae

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Crocodylia, ↑order Crocodylia, ↑Crocodilia, ↑order Crocodilia

• Member Meronyms: ↑Gavialis, ↑genus Gavialis

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\\ˌgāvēˈaləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Gavialis, type genus (from French gavial) + -idae

in some classifications : a family of crocodilians comprising the gavials and a few related extinct forms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.