Gharial

//ˈɡɛə.ɹi.əl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.

    "Placed in a family by itself, the Gavialidae, the gharial has long been separated from the rest of the crocodilian stock, with the possible exception of Tomistoma (Densmore 1983)."

Synonyms

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fish-eating crocodilegavialgavialidindian gharial

Example

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"Placed in a family by itself, the Gavialidae, the gharial has long been separated from the rest of the crocodilian stock, with the possible exception of Tomistoma (Densmore 1983)."

Etymology

From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial.

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Malayan gharialfalse gharial

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