Resembling or relating to a gavial; belonging to the family Gavialidae of specialized fish-eating crocodilians.
From gavial plus -oid (from Greek 'eidos,' meaning form or appearance). Used in scientific taxonomy to describe relatives and similar forms.
Gavialoid is scientific shorthand that lets taxonomists group creatures without saying their whole name—it's like how 'catlike' is faster than listing every feline species.
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