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Gavial

//ˈɡeɪ.vi.əl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gharial. alt-of, alternative

    "Cuvier had begun studying the fossils of crocodiles found near Caen and Honfleur in France. (They were, in fact, gavials, fine-jawed crocodiles that are nowadays found in India)."

  2. 2
    large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout wordnet

Etymology

From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gharial.

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