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WHAT DOES FALSE GAVIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

false gavial

False gharial

The false gharial, also known as the Malayan gharial, or false gavial is a freshwater crocodilian with a very thin and elongated snout. The false gharial is listed as a vulnerable species by IUCN as the population is estimated at below 2,500 mature individuals.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALSE GAVIAL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FALSE GAVIAL

alluvial
colluvial
convivial
diluvial
eluvial
fluvial
gavial
illuvial
induvial
interfluvial
jovial
khedivial
lixivial
margravial
nontrivial
pluvial
postdiluvial
synovial
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vial

Synonyms and antonyms of false gavial in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «false gavial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSE GAVIAL

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Translator English - Chinese

假gavial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falso gavial
570 millions of speakers

English

false gavial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूठी gavial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غريال كاذبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ложное Gavial
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falso gavial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা gavial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux gavial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gavial palsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

falsche Gavial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偽ガビアル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거짓 gavial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gavial palsu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gavial sai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான மண்டலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sahte gavial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falso gavial
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fałszywe gawial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилкове Gavial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gavial false
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψευδείς gavial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valse gavial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falsk gavial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falsk Gavial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of false gavial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE GAVIAL»

The term «false gavial» is used very little and occupies the 182.607 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE GAVIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about false gavial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSE GAVIAL»

Discover the use of false gavial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to false gavial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
... TomistomaCrocodylia - Crocodylidae e False Gharials; False Gavials; Tomistomas d Sunda-Gaviale f Faux-gavials; Faux-gavials malais 8138 Tomistoma schlegeli Crocodylia - Crocodylidae e False Gharial; False Gavial; Malayan Gavial; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004
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King of the Crocodylians: The Paleobiology of Deinosuchus
One of the enduring controversies in taxonomy of the Crocodylia has been the relationship of the modern and fossil "gharials" of the genus Gavialis (using the common Indian name for the younger forms) with the living "false gavial" Tomistoma ...
David R. Schwimmer, 2002
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The annals and magazine of natural history, zoology, botany ...
three crocodilians occurring in Senegal — an olive and a black crocodile, and a false gavial. There are constantly received from the Gambia and various parts of the west coast of Africa only three species of crocodilians, viz. : — 1. Crocodihis ...
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The Annals and Magazine of Natural History
three crocodilians occurring in Senegal—an olive and a black crocodile, and a false gavial. There are constantly received from the Gambia and various parts of the west 'coast of Africa only three species of crocodilians, viz. :-—1. Crooodilus ...
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Meat Eaters: Raptors, Sharks, and Crocodiles
The false gavial (Tomistoma schlegeli) looks like a gavial. It is placed by some authorities with the crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae and by others in the family Gavialidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and is also a fish eater. vocalization.
John P. Rafferty, 2011
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Annals and Magazine of Natural History
three crocodilians occurring in Senegal—-an olive and a black crocodile, and a false gavial. There are constantly received from the Gambia and various parts of the west coast of Africa only three species of crocodilians, viz. :—1. Orocodilus ...
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Swidden Agriculture in Indonesia: The Subsistence Strategies ...
SEE ALSO Pi: pig; Rice sparrow Eurycles amboinensis, 429. SEE ALSO Singkenyang Eusideroxylon zwageri, 429. SEE ALSO Ironwood tree; Tebelian F False gavial, 420. SEE ALSO Bwaya Fauna domestic, 34,52,246,297,422 general, 51-52 ...
Michael R. Dove, 1985
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Thailand
5d False Clownfish 213, 82a False Gavial 97, 98 False Gharial See False Gavial. Fan Palm 19, Fig. 9c Felis bengalensis 201, 72b Felis viverrina 201, 72e Ficedula parva 1 70, 54c Ficus sp. 19, Fig. 9d Field Frog 84, 9a Fig Tree 19, Fig. 9d Fire ...
David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky, 2008
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高级英语视听说教程: 学生用书
Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula have the false gavial. The false gavial has a narrower snout than most other crocodilians. The crocodilians are remnants of a large and ancient group of reptiles. Marks these reptiles have left on rocks show ...
‎1998
10
Hidden Bounty
It was a rare sight, but then it was unusual to have an orangutan and a False Gavial in one shipment. “You've got a couple of prizes there,” said Adé. “Where did you come by them?” “Found the crocodile on the Merang River,” said Waliku,  ...
Leigh Billett, 2006

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSE GAVIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term false gavial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dominant mating kills rare female crocodile
The false gharial, also known as the Malayan gharial or false gavial, that arrived at Amsterdam zoo Artis last year, has passed away. According ... «NL Times, Mar 14»
2
Rare female crocodile suffocated during mating in Dutch zoo
"In the end she couldn't handle the dominant mating behaviour of the male gavial," Amsterdam's Artis zoo said in a statement of the false gavial ... «GMA News, Mar 14»
3
In awe of the Kapuas
There is a relatively large population of the endangered orang utans in the Park. The 26 reptile species include the False Gavial and Estuarine ... «The Borneo Post, Jan 14»
4
On the trail of the crocs
... especially in the bigger crocodile, and false gharial (tomistoma schlegelii), known as the Malayan gharial, false gavial, or tomistoma which is ... «The Borneo Post, Oct 11»
5
Rare Animals Seized at Bangkok's Airport [PHOTOS]
A Thai custom officer shows a false gavial during a news conference at Thailand's customs department in Bangkok June 2, 2011. Thai customs ... «International Business Times, Jun 11»
6
Adopt us…save us
The False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known as the Malayan gharial, false gavial, or Tomistoma is a freshwater crocodile of the ... «The Hindu, Mar 11»
7
Reptile case slithers along
He was indicted in 1998 on charges of smuggling 125 reptiles — lizards, tortoises, pythons, and a crocodile-like creature called a false gavial ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 10»

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