gharial

gharial
['garɪα:l, ˌgʌrɪ'α:l, 'gɛ:rɪəl]
(also gavial)
noun a large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent. [Gavialis gangeticus.]
Origin
C19: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl.

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