单词 | gavial |
例句 | “Most crocodilians are nocturnal,” says Woods, referring to the group of animals that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gavials. New exhibit shows that crocs and gators are more than man-eaters 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The habits of the whole family—gavials and alligators, crocodiles, caymans, and jacarés—are so much alike, that it seems a cruelty to separate them. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Another thing, that bayou is 55 chuck full of alligators, and a fellow down on the Rand told me they’re like the Central American gavials for keenness to nip a swimmer.” Into the Primitive Alligators are found in most of the rivers, and the gavial is less frequently met with. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Habitations of reptiles.—Of the great saurians, the gavials which inhabit the Ganges differ from the cayman of America, or the crocodile of the Nile. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology C. cataphractus is the common crocodile of West Africa, easily recognised by the slender snout which resembles that of the gavial, but the mandibular symphysis does not reach beyond the eighth tooth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The huge reptile which threatened Helen’s safety was twenty feet in length, but the gavial sometimes attains the extraordinary dimensions of eight to nine yards. The Castaways The gavials have also long, pointed, narrow, roundish snouts, but their teeth are nearly equal-sized and even. The Boy Hunters It was not until thirty years later, in his memoir on the anatomy of the gavials, that he began the series of his works bearing on the question of species. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Some had yellow eyes, some had ears like arrows, some had noses like gavials, O Bharata! The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 In the Tertiary epoch alligators, crocodiles and long-snouted gavials existed in Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" A keen craving for animal food had grown upon them, and they were not without some regretful thoughts at having permitted the dead gavial to drift out to sea. The Castaways The gavial is found in Asia—particularly in the Ganges and other Indian rivers, and is the crocodile of those parts. The Boy Hunters Here are the terrible common crocodiles which have long been the terror of the people whose native land they inhabit; the alligators, which patronise America exclusively; and the gavials of India. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The family to which the alligators, crocodiles, and gavials belong, is called by naturalists CROCODILO. Four Months in a Sneak-Box A true crocodile, also, Crocodilus toliapicus, and another saurian more nearly allied to the gavial, accompany the above fossils; also the relics of several birds and quadrupeds. The Student's Elements of Geology On seeing the gavial as it started toward the girl, he had quickly drawn out his knife, and sharpened the other end of the stake while coming across the beach. The Castaways All at once the disengaged arm made a long clutch forward and grasped the upper jaw of the gavial. The Castaways Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it. The Castaways The fierce gavial genus is Asian, and abounds in the rivers of India. Four Months in a Sneak-Box Before the unwieldy reptile could turn to confront it, the ape made a second spring, this time alighting upon the gavial’s back, just behind his shoulders. The Castaways “A gavial!” echoed the others, though not inquiringly; for they knew too well both the shape and character of the creature that was crossing the river. The Castaways |
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