GAVIAL


Meaning of GAVIAL in English

— gavialoid , adj.

/gay"vee euhl/ , n.

a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species. Also called gharial .

[ 1815-25; ghariyal ]

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