Definitions for gavials

gavials ga·vi·al

Spelling: [gey-vee-uh l]
IPA: /ˈgeɪ vi əl/

Gavials is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 148 anagrams from letters in gavials (aagilsv).

Definitions for gavials

noun

  1. a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.

Origin of gavials

1815-25; French Hindi ghariyāl

Examples for gavials

Some of the best known varieties are those of the river Nile, the gavial of the Ganges being also among the more familiar species.

Alligators are found in most of the rivers, and the gavial is less frequently met with.

The gavial of the Ganges is reported to be a fish-eater only, and is considered harmless to man.

The gavial is found in Asia—particularly in the Ganges and other Indian rivers, and is the crocodile of those parts.

In the Ganges of India is found another member of this group of reptiles called the gavial.

All at once the disengaged arm made a long clutch forward and grasped the upper jaw of the gavial.

Word Value for gavials
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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