ga·vi·al (g  v - l)n. A large reptile (Gavialis gangeticus) of southern Asia, related to and resembling the crocodiles and having a long slender snout. Also called gharial. [French, from Hindi gha  iyl, from Sanskrit gha  ika , alligator, gavial, probably from gha, bell (from the bulbous end of its snout).] |
gavial [ˈgeɪvɪəl], gharial, garial [ˈgærɪəl]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large fish-eating Indian crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, with a very long slender snout: family Gavialidae
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
false gavial a SE Asian crocodile, Tomistoma schlegeli, similar to but smaller than the gavial
[from French, from Hindi ghariyāl]
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| Noun | 1. |  gavial - large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snoutcrocodilian, crocodilian reptile - extant archosaurian reptile Gavialis, genus Gavialis - type genus of the Gavialidae |
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