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1. n. The great river of Egypt. Source: opted
2. The great river of Egypt. Nile bird. (Zoöl.) (a) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The crocodile bird. -- Nile goose (Zoöl.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2. Source: webster
3. The great river of Egypt. Nile bird. (Zoöl.) (a) The wryneck.[Prov. Eng.] (b) The crocodile bird.-- Nile goose (Zoöl.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2. Source: adambom
4. n. the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization Source: ecdict

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goose river bird Egypt great crocodile egyptian note see wryneck Africa civilization eastern first flows longest mediterranean miles northward site valley

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