Gangetic

/ ɡænˈdʒɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the river Ganges

Example Sentences

After its decline, a second urban phase, the Vedic period, rose in the Gangetic plains, lasting until the 6th Century BCE.

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"People from the Indus Valley may have migrated to the south, leading to a period of urbanisation taking place in Keeladi at the same time it was taking place in the Gangetic plains," Mr Kumar says, adding that further excavations are needed to fully grasp the settlement's scale.

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These are Gangetic dolphins, a species of river dolphin - and India's national aquatic animal - that's found largely in the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system in the northern part of the country.

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A new survey finds India's rivers host around 6,327 river dolphins - 6,324 Gangetic and just three Indus dolphins.

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In 2009, the Gangetic river dolphin was declared India's national aquatic animal to boost conservation.

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