Gavialidae

Translingual

Gavialis gangeticus

Etymology

Gavialis +‎ -idae. Compare English gavial.

Proper noun

Gavialidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Crocodilia – certain crocodilians.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptiliomorpha, Amniota - clades; Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Crurotarsi - subdivision; Crocodylomorpha - superorder; Crocodilia - order; Eusuchia - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Gavialinae, Tomistominae (placement disputed) (subfamilies)
  • †Gryposuchinae (extinct subfamily)

References

• Gavialidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gavialidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Gavialidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons