gharial
gharial
[ˈgarɪɑːl, ˌgʌrɪˈɑːl, ˈgɛːrɪəl]
(亦作 gavial)
noun
[ˈgarɪɑːl, ˌgʌrɪˈɑːl, ˈgɛːrɪəl]
(亦作 gavial)
noun
- 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 - Gavialis gangeticus, the only member of the family Gavialidae
拉丁名Gavialis gangeticus，食鱼鳄科
- early 19th cent.: from Hindi ghariyāl. The spelling gavial (from French) is an alteration probably due to scribal error
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