gharial
/ˈgærɪɑː/(亦作gavial)
noun
1- a large fish-eating crocodile with a long narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent食鱼鳄（口部长且窄, 在鼻孔处变宽; 生长于印度次大陆）。参见FALSE GHARIAL.
1.1
- Gavialis gangeticus, the only member of the family Gavialidae.拉丁名Gavialis gangeticus,食鱼鳄科。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Hindi ghariyāl. The spelling gavial (from French) is an alteration probably due to scribal error.