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Nile goose

Nile \Nile\ (n[imac]l), n. [L. Nilus, Gr. Nei^los.] The great river of Egypt. Nile bird. (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]

  2. The crocodile bird.

    Nile goose (Zo["o]l.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2.