gharial

== English == === Alternative forms === gavial, gharrial, ghavial === Etymology === From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛə.ɹi.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɹ.i.əl/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl === Noun === gharial (plural gharials or gharial) A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae. 1996, M. V. Subba Rao, Nesting Behaviour of the Indian Crocodiles, Gavialis gangeticus, Crocodylus plaustris and Crocodylus porosus (Reptilia: Crocodylidae), Geethabali R. Ramamurthi, Readings in Behaviour, page 213, Gharials, Gavialis gangeticus are the inhabitants of deep, fast flowing rivers. ==== Usage notes ==== Technically, extending the definition to family Gavialidae results in including just one other extant species: the false gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii). However, the subfamily Tomistominae is often (perhaps usually) excluded from Gavialidae. ==== Synonyms ==== (Gavialis gangeticus): fish-eating crocodile, gavial, Indian gharial (any species of Gavialidae): gavialid ==== Derived terms ==== false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) Malayan gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) ==== Related terms ==== gavialid ==== Translations ==== === See also === caiman Gavialis === References === “gharial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Aligarh