gharial
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gharial
- /ˈɡɛə.ɹi.əl/ UK
- /ˈɡɛɹ.i.əl/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiəl
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From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial.
noun gharials · gharial · gavial · gharrial · ghavial
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A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.
Placed in a family by itself, the Gavialidae, the gharial has long been separated from the rest of the crocodilian stock, with the possible exception of Tomistoma (Densmore 1983).
Similar: fish-eating crocodile, gavial, Indian gharial, gavialid
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noun crocodilian of genus Gavialis
| Español | gavial |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | インドガビアル indogabiaru, ガビアル gabiaru |
| 中文 | 恆河鱷 /恒河鳄 hénghé'è, 食魚鱷 /食鱼鳄 shíyú'è, 印度食魚鱷 /印度食鱼鳄 yìndù shíyú'è, 印度鱷 /印度鳄 yìndù'è |
| हिन्दी | घड़ियाल ghaṛiyāl |
| Português | gavial |
| Français | gavial du Gange, gavial |
| Deutsch | Gangesgavial, Gharial, Gavial |
| Ελληνικά | γαβιάλης gaviális |
| Русский | гавиа́л gaviál |
| العربية | جَرَال jarāl, جَافِيال jāfiyāl |
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title = {gharial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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