gharial

gha ri al |ˈgərēəl ˈɡɛriəl |(also gavial |ˈgāvēəl |) ▶noun a large fish-eating crocodile with a long narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent. [Gavialis gangeticus, the only member of the family Gavialidae. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl. The spelling gavial (from French ) is an alteration probably due to scribal error.

gharial

gharial |ˈgarɪɑːl, ˌgʌrɪˈɑːl, ˈgɛːrɪəl |(also gavial ) ▶noun a large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent. ●Gavialis gangeticus, the only member of the family Gavialidae. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl. The spelling gavial (from French ) is an alteration probably due to scribal error.