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TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tomistoma schlegeli mean? 

TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELI (noun)
  The noun TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELI has 1 sense:

1. crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavialplay

  Familiarity information: TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

false gavial; Tomistoma schlegeli

Hypernyms ("Tomistoma schlegeli" is a kind of...):

crocodilian; crocodilian reptile (extant archosaurian reptile)

Holonyms ("Tomistoma schlegeli" is a member of...):

genus Tomistoma; Tomistoma (a genus of Malayan crocodiles)


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