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   Nile (nīl), n. [L. Nilus, Gr. Νεῖλος.] The great river of Egypt.
   
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   Nile bird. (Zool.) (a) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The crocodile bird. -- Nile goose (Zool.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2.
   
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