GHARIAL


Meaning of GHARIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈger-ē-əl ]

noun

Etymology: Hindi & Urdu ghaṛyāl, ghaṛiyāl, ultimately from Sanskrit ghaṇṭika crocodilian

Date: circa 1809

: a large long-snouted crocodilian ( Gavialis gangeticus of the family Gavialidae) of India

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