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gavial Definition

ga·vial (gā′vē əl)

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

Etymology: Fr < Hindi ghaṙiyāl

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