Garial
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gavial, gharial or garial (ˈɡeɪvɪəl, ˈɡærɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a large fish-eating Indian crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, with a very long slender snout: family Gavialidae |
| 2. | false gavial a SE Asian crocodile, Tomistoma schlegeli, similar to but smaller than the gavial |
| [C19: from French, from Hindi ghariyāl] | |
| gharial, gharial or garial | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from French, from Hindi ghariyāl] | |
| garial, gharial or garial | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from French, from Hindi ghariyāl] | |
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