garial

Noun

gharial (plural gharials or gharial)

1. A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.
   • Placed in a family by itself, the Gavialidae, the gharial has long been separated from the rest of the crocodilian stock, with the possible exception of Tomistoma (Densmore 1983).1992, John B. Thorbjarnarson, Harry Messel, F. Wayne King, James Perran Ross, editors, Crocodiles: An Action Plan for Their Conservation, page 112

   Synonyms:

   fish-eating crocodile, gavial, Indian gharial, gavialid