false gavial

noun

A freshwater crocodilian native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, Tomistoma schlegelii.

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false gharialMalayan gharialMalayan gavialSunda gharialSunda gavialtomistomaTomistoma schlegeli
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Meanings

nounfalse gavial (plural false gavials)

plural false gavials

  1. A freshwater crocodilian native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, Tomistoma schlegelii.

    Synonyms: false gharial, Malayan gharial, Malayan gavial, Sunda gharial, Sunda gavial, tomistoma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA freshwater crocodilian native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, Tomistoma schlegelii.

Similar
false gharialMalayan gharialMalayan gavialSunda gharialSunda gavialtomistoma

More synonyms by meaning

nouncrocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial

Similar
Tomistoma schlegeli
Broader
crocodilian reptilecrocodilian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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