tomistoma schlegeli

1. 1.

   crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial

   Synonymsfalse gavial

   Broadercrocodilian reptile

   Part ofTomistoma

Questions about tomistoma schlegeli

What does tomistoma schlegeli mean?

tomistoma schlegeli means "crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial".

What is another word for tomistoma schlegeli?

Close synonyms include false gavial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tomistoma schlegeli a common word?

tomistoma schlegeli is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.