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gavial

(gā′vē əl)

noun

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
a medium-sized crocodile (Tomistoma schlegeli) of Borneo and Sumatra
in full false gavial

Origin: Fr < Hindi ghaṙiyāl

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noun

A large reptile (Gavialis gangeticus) of southern Asia, related to and resembling the crocodiles and having a long slender snout. Also called gharial.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Hindi ghaṛiyāl

Origin: , from Sanskrit ghaṇṭikaḥ, alligator, gavial

Origin: , probably from ghaṇṭā, bell (from the bulbous end of its snout)

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