Nile \Nile\, n. [L. Nilus, gr. ?.]

The great river of Egypt.

Nile bird. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]


   (b) The crocodile bird.

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)