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gharial

Today it means: A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae. Full definition →

Hindi घड़ियाल

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Hindi · borrowed fromघड़ियाल
English todaygharial

From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.