单词 | gangetic crocodile |
释义 | > as lemmasGangetic crocodile Gangetic crocodile n. the gharial or gavial, Gavialis gangeticus. ΚΠ 1800Gangetic Crocodile [see sense A. 2]. 1864 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 9) ii. xviii. 277 The Gangetic crocodile, or Gavial (in correct orthography, Garial), is confined to the fresh water, living exclusively on fish. 1922 Encycl. Americana XX. 332/1 The gharial, or gangetic crocodile..varies it [sc. egg-laying] by burying its eggs deeply in two layers, with a thick layer of sand between them. 2007 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 4 Dec. Chitwan also boasts other wildlife such as snouted gharials (Gangetic crocodile)..and Indian elephants. < as lemmas |
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