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false gharial

false gharial is the alternative form of false gavial.

Meaning of false gavial

Noun

false gavial (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

Forms of false gharial

pluralfalse gharials

Questions about false gharial

What is false gharial the alternative form of?
False gharial is the alternative form of false gavial.

Words near false gharial in the dictionary

  1. false fruit
  2. false fruits
  3. false galena
  4. false gavial
  5. false gavials
  6. false gharial
  7. false gharials
  8. false grip
  9. false grips
  10. false harmonic
  11. false harmonics

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