Adjacent Words
GGWGH
Ghadames
Ghadamis
Ghaghara
Ghana
Ghana empire
Ghanaian
Ghanese
Ghanian
Ghanian monetary unit
Ghannouchi
Gharapuri
Gharda
gharial definitions
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Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu gha?y?l, gha?iy?l, ultimately from Sanskrit gha??ika crocodilian Date: circa 1809 a large long-snouted crocodilian (Gavialis gangeticus of the family Gavialidae) of India
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. (also gavial) a large Indian crocodile, Gavialis gangeticus, having a long narrow snout widening at the nostrils. Phrases and idioms: false gharial a similar crocodile, Tomistoma schlegelii, of Indonesia and Malaya. Etymology: Hind.
