GAVIAE
Ga"viæ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. gavia a sea mew.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns.
GAVIAL
Ga"vi*al, n. Etym: [Hind. ghariu: cf. F. gavial.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
GAVOT Gav"ot ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F. gavotte, fr. Gavots, a people inhabiting a mountainous district in France, called Gap.] (Mus.)
Defn: A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over. [Written also gavotte.]
GAWBY
Gaw"by, n.
Defn: A baby; a dunce. [Prov. Eng.]
GAWK Gawk, n. Etym: [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. géac cuckoo, Sw. gök, Dan. giög]