GHARIAL

[ 'garɪα:l , ˌgʌrɪ'α:l , 'gɛ:rɪəl ]

(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 .]

Origin

C19: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl .