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gha·ri·al
(gŭr′ē-əl)n.
A crocodilian reptile (Gavialis gangeticus) of South Asian rivers, having a long slender snout that in mature males has a bulbous growth at the tip. Also called gavial.
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gharial
(ˈɡærɪəl)n
(Animals) another name for gavial
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ga•vi•al
(ˈgeɪ vi əl)n.
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated jaws. Also called gharial.
[1815–25; < French < Hindi ghariyāl]
ga′vi•al•oid`, adj.
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