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gavial in British English
(ˈɡeɪvɪəl), gharial or garial (ˈɡærɪəl)
noun
1.
a large fish-eating Indian crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, with a very long slender snout: family Gavialidae
2. false gavial
Word origin
C19: from French, from Hindi ghariyālgavial in American English
(ˈgeɪviəl)
noun
1.
any of the only species (Gavialis gangeticus) of a subfamily (Gavialinae) of large crocodilian reptiles: it has a very long, slender snout and lives in N India
2.
a medium-sized crocodile (Tomistoma schlegeli) of Borneo and Sumatra
: in full false gavial Word origin
Fr < Hindi ghaṙiyālImage ofgavial
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