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gharial
(redirected from Indian Gharial)

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gharial
see gavial.
gavial, gharial
a member of the crocodile family, e.g. Indian gavial (Gavialis gangeticus).
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NATURAL WORLD BBC2 8pm Animal expert Rom Whitaker (above) observes the Indian gharial in its natural habitat to discover what has driven this species of crocodile to the brink of extinction.
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