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nako |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nakoo \Na"koo\, n. [From the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The gavial. [Written also {nako}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gavial \Ga"vi*al\, n. [Hind. ghariu?l: cf F. gavial.] (Zo["o]l.) A large Asiatic crocodilian ({Gavialis Gangeticus}); -- called also {nako}, and {Gangetic crocodile}. Note: The gavial has a long, slender muzzle, teeth of nearly uniform size, and feet completely webbed. It inhabits the Ganges and other rivers of India. The name is also applied to several allied fossil species.
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