GHARIAL


Meaning of GHARIAL in English

/ ˈgæriɑːl; ˌgʌriˈɑːl; NAmE ˈgeriəl/ (also ga·vial / ˈgeɪviəl; NAmE /) noun

a S Asian crocodile

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl . The spelling gavial (from French ) is an alteration probably due to scribal error.

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