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Word: Gharial
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl. The spelling gavial (from French) is an alteration probably due to scribal error
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡarɪɑːl
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɡʌrɪˈɑːl
Definition:
a large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent.
Short Definition:large fish-eating crocodile with long, narrow snout that widens at nostrils
Variant Forms:
- gavial
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