- gharial
- noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu ghaṛyāl, ghaṛiyāl, ultimately from Sanskrit ghaṇṭika crocodilian Date: circa 1809 a large long-snouted crocodilian (Gavialis gangeticus of the family Gavialidae) of India
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Gharial — Taxobox name = Gharial status = CR status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Crocodilia familia = Gavialidae genus = Gavialis species = G. gangeticus binomial = Gavialis gangeticus … Wikipedia
gharial — n. (also gavial) a large Indian crocodile, Gavialis gangeticus, having a long narrow snout widening at the nostrils. Phrases and idioms: false gharial a similar crocodile, Tomistoma schlegelii, of Indonesia and Malaya. Etymology: Hind. * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Gharial — Gangesgavial Gangesgavial (Gavialis gangeticus) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) … Deutsch Wikipedia
gharial — /gur ee euhl/, n. gavial. * * * … Universalium
gharial — noun gavial … Wiktionary
gharial — large Indian crocodile with long snout Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
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 … English new terms dictionary
gharial — gha•ri•al [[t]ˈgʌr i əl[/t]] n. ram gavial … From formal English to slang
gharial — /ˈgæriəl/ (say gareeuhl) noun a large Indian crocodile, Gavialis gangeticus, with elongated jaws. Also, garial, gavial. {French, from Hindi ghaṛiyāl} …
False gharial — Conservation status Endangered ( … Wikipedia
