gharial

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gha·ri·al

G0111100 (gŭr′ē-əl)n. A crocodilian reptile (Gavialis gangeticus) of South Asian rivers, having a long slender snout that in mature males has a bulbous growth at the tip. Also called gavial.

gharial

(ˈɡærɪəl) n (Animals) another name for gavial

ga•vi•al

(ˈgeɪ vi əl)

n. a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated jaws. Also called gharial. [1815–25; < French < Hindi ghariyāl] ga′vi•al•oid`, adj.