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单词 nile-bird
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nile-birdn.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, bird n.
Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps a variant of neigh v., on account of the bird's call) + bird n.
English regional (southern). Obsolete. rare.
The northern wryneck, Jynx torquilla.
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1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 103 Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)... Nile bird (Berks; Bucks).
1897 A. H. Cocks Local Words S. Bucks. in Rec. Bucks. 7 66 Nile-bird, the Wryneck (Junx torquilla); more commonly called the Cuckoo's Mate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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