gharial

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgarɪɑːl, ˌgʌrɪˈɑːl, ˈgɛːrɪəl/
(also gavial)

noun

  • a large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent.
    • Gavialis gangeticus, the only member of the family Gavialidae

Origin:

early 19th century: from Hindi ghaṛiyāl. The spelling gavial (from French) is an alteration probably due to scribal error