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gharial

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛə.ɹi.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡɛɹ.i.əl/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiəl

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noun

Meaning 1

A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَرَال (jarāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Arabic: جَافِيال (jāfiyāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Assamese: ঘঁৰিয়াল (ghõrial) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Baluchi: مل مچ (mal mac) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Bengali: ঘড়িয়াল (ghoṛiẏal) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Bengali: ঘোড়েল (ghōṛel) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Catalan: gavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恆河鱷 /恒河鳄 (hénghé'è) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食魚鱷 /食鱼鳄 (shíyú'è) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度食魚鱷 /印度食鱼鳄 (yìndù shíyú'è) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度鱷 /印度鳄 (yìndù'è) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Dutch: gaviaal — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Finnish: gaviaali — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Finnish: gangesingaviaali — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • French: gavial du Gange — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • French: gavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • German: Gangesgavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • German: Gharial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • German: Gavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Greek: γαβιάλης (gaviális) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Gujarati: ઘડિયાલ (ghaḍiyāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Hindi: घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Japanese: インドガビアル (indogabiaru) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Japanese: ガビアル (gabiaru) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Khmer: ក្រពើផ្ទោង (krɑpəə ptoung) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Malayalam: ചീങ്കണ്ണി (cīṅkaṇṇi) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Malayalam: മീൻമുതല (mīṉmutala) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Marathi: सुसर (susar) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Navajo: táłkááʼ tsʼin bíchį́į́hnézí — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Nepali: घडियाल (ghaḍiyāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Polish: gawial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Portuguese: gavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Punjabi: ਘੜੀਆਲ (ghaṛī'āl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Russian: гавиа́л (gaviál) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Sindhi: گھڙيال (ghaṛiyālu) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Spanish: gavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Swedish: gavial — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Tamil: கரியால் (kariyāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Tibetan: རེ་འབྱམས་མཆུ་རིང་། (re 'byams mchu ring) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis
  • Urdu: گھڑیال (ghaṛiyāl) — crocodilian of genus Gavialis