gavial
Multiple Entries:gavial gharial
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gavial /ˈgeɪvɪəl/
▶noun variant spelling of gharial.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gharial /ˈgarɪɑːl, ˌgʌrɪˈɑːl, ˈgɛːrɪəl/ (also gavial)
▶noun a large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent. [Gavialis gangeticus.]
– origin C19: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl.
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