Nilen.

Brit.

/nʌɪl/, U.S.

/naɪl/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nile.

Etymology: < Nile, the name of a river in North and Eastern Central Africa. Compare classical Latin Nīlus, ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Hesiod), of unknown origin.The ancient Egyptian name was jtrw river ( > Hebrew yĕ'ōr ). In Old English and Middle English the name of the river is attested both as Nilus and Nil ; the form Nile is attested from the 15th cent. onwards. With sense 5 compare French Nil (1881), short for vert du Nil (see Nile green n.).

I. Compounds.

1. Nile crocodile n. a large crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, with a long narrow head, widespread in Africa and Madagascar. Cf. crocodile n. 1a.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [noun] > suborder Eusuchia > family Crocodylidae > crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile)

Nilotic crocodile1855

Nile crocodile1888

1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 1107 The muzzle is of moderate length, and is proportioned much as in the Nile crocodile.

1915 A. M. Reese Alligator & its Allies i. 39 The African or Nile Crocodile..is found throughout the continent of Africa.

1974 BP Shield Internat. Oct. 28/4 Nile crocodiles are a prominent feature of the lake fauna.

1992 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 8 272 In southern Africa, Nile crocodiles do not mature until attaining 2.62 m, and exceed 4 m in length.

2. Nile monitor n. a very large aquatic monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, of sub-Saharan Africa, which is brownish with bands of yellow spots.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Varanidae or genus Varanus > varanus niloticus (Nile monitor)

iguana1753

water monitor1811

Nilotic monitor1840

Nile monitor1900

1900 H. A. Bryden Animals Afr. xv. 173 The Nile Monitor, a big lizard, attaining a length of six feet,..is often miscalled an ‘iguana’.

1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo vii. 125 The Nile monitor, an immense and really powerful lizard which sometimes reaches four feet in length, has a banquet when crocodile hatching time comes around.

1990 J. Gilbert tr. M. Capula Macdonald Encycl. Amphibians & Reptiles No. 148 The Nile monitor is a largely aquatic reptile which spends the early hours of the day on rocky outcrops..warming up in the sun.

3. Nile perch n. a large carnivorous percoid food fish, Lates niloticus (family Centropomidae), of rivers and lakes in north and central Africa.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Serranidae (sea-bass) > [noun] > member of genus Lates (Nile perch)

latus1598

cockup1718

lates1835

barramundi1873

Nile perch1931

1905 A. Sedgwick Student's Text-bk. Zool. II. 235 Lates C. and V., L. niloticus, the perch of the Nile.]

1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes ix. 162 (caption) Skeleton of the Nile Perch.

1949 L. J. McCormick in B. Vesey-Fitzgerald & F. Lamonte Gamefish of World 367 In colour and form the Nile perch looks like an overgrown cod.

1995 Independent 10 Jan. 23/6 Locals did not like Nile perch at first because it damaged their nets.

4. Nile lechwe n. a grazing antelope, Kobus megaceros, of the flood plains of the upper Nile in southern Sudan and western Ethiopia.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Reduncinae > genus Kobus > kobus ellipsiprymnus (water-buck)

waterbok1835

waterbuck1838

water antelope1844

sing-sing1854

Uganda kob1896

Nile lechwe1937

1937 Man 37 114/2 Some of the types of game that inhabit their country were shown including the very rare Nile Lechwe or Miss Gray's Cob.

1962 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 156 272 Mrs Gray's Nile lechwe (Onotragus megaceros).

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1440/2 The Nile lechwe (K[obus] megaceros), numbering 30,000–40,000 individuals and found only in a small swampy part of the upper Nile Valley,..may be jeopardized by water development projects.

II. Simple uses.

5. The colour Nile blue or Nile green.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue

peacock colour1598

verditer1819

verdigris blue1832

robin's-egg blue1844

aquamarine1846

turquoise1853

verditer blue1857

bird's-egg blue1858

Alice1872

Nile blue1873

starch blue1875

cyan-blue1879

peacock1881

peacock blue1881

bird's egg1885

Gobelin blue1886

cyan1889

Nile1895

kingfisher1901

Alice blue1905

teal1923

aqua1936

teal blue1949

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > light green

willow-green1672

oil-green1673

lily-green1739

celadon1768

nascent green1839

ice-green1863

eau-de-nil1870

Nile green1871

absinthe1872

reseda1874

feuille1883

mignonette1883

chartreuse1884

water-green1884

mignonette-green1888

Nile1895

serpent1895

willow1922

peppermint1930

kelly1936

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 7/3 Plain Crepe Picardie... Colors: Lilac,..nile, black [etc.].

1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 July 16/6 (advt.) A 4-ply worsted wool in shades of pink,..nile, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nile
释义	Nilen. Brit. /nʌɪl/, U.S. /naɪl/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nile. Etymology: < Nile, the name of a river in North and Eastern Central Africa. Compare classical Latin Nīlus, ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Hesiod), of unknown origin.The ancient Egyptian name was jtrw river ( > Hebrew yĕ'ōr ). In Old English and Middle English the name of the river is attested both as Nilus and Nil ; the form Nile is attested from the 15th cent. onwards. With sense 5 compare French Nil (1881), short for vert du Nil (see Nile green n.). I. Compounds. 1. Nile crocodile n. a large crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, with a long narrow head, widespread in Africa and Madagascar. Cf. crocodile n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [noun] > suborder Eusuchia > family Crocodylidae > crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile) Nilotic crocodile1855 Nile crocodile1888 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 1107 The muzzle is of moderate length, and is proportioned much as in the Nile crocodile. 1915 A. M. Reese Alligator & its Allies i. 39 The African or Nile Crocodile..is found throughout the continent of Africa. 1974 BP Shield Internat. Oct. 28/4 Nile crocodiles are a prominent feature of the lake fauna. 1992 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 8 272 In southern Africa, Nile crocodiles do not mature until attaining 2.62 m, and exceed 4 m in length. 2. Nile monitor n. a very large aquatic monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, of sub-Saharan Africa, which is brownish with bands of yellow spots. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Varanidae or genus Varanus > varanus niloticus (Nile monitor) iguana1753 water monitor1811 Nilotic monitor1840 Nile monitor1900 1900 H. A. Bryden Animals Afr. xv. 173 The Nile Monitor, a big lizard, attaining a length of six feet,..is often miscalled an ‘iguana’. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo vii. 125 The Nile monitor, an immense and really powerful lizard which sometimes reaches four feet in length, has a banquet when crocodile hatching time comes around. 1990 J. Gilbert tr. M. Capula Macdonald Encycl. Amphibians & Reptiles No. 148 The Nile monitor is a largely aquatic reptile which spends the early hours of the day on rocky outcrops..warming up in the sun. 3. Nile perch n. a large carnivorous percoid food fish, Lates niloticus (family Centropomidae), of rivers and lakes in north and central Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Serranidae (sea-bass) > [noun] > member of genus Lates (Nile perch) latus1598 cockup1718 lates1835 barramundi1873 Nile perch1931 1905 A. Sedgwick Student's Text-bk. Zool. II. 235 Lates C. and V., L. niloticus, the perch of the Nile.] 1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes ix. 162 (caption) Skeleton of the Nile Perch. 1949 L. J. McCormick in B. Vesey-Fitzgerald & F. Lamonte Gamefish of World 367 In colour and form the Nile perch looks like an overgrown cod. 1995 Independent 10 Jan. 23/6 Locals did not like Nile perch at first because it damaged their nets. 4. Nile lechwe n. a grazing antelope, Kobus megaceros, of the flood plains of the upper Nile in southern Sudan and western Ethiopia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Reduncinae > genus Kobus > kobus ellipsiprymnus (water-buck) waterbok1835 waterbuck1838 water antelope1844 sing-sing1854 Uganda kob1896 Nile lechwe1937 1937 Man 37 114/2 Some of the types of game that inhabit their country were shown including the very rare Nile Lechwe or Miss Gray's Cob. 1962 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 156 272 Mrs Gray's Nile lechwe (Onotragus megaceros). 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1440/2 The Nile lechwe (K[obus] megaceros), numbering 30,000–40,000 individuals and found only in a small swampy part of the upper Nile Valley,..may be jeopardized by water development projects. II. Simple uses. 5. The colour Nile blue or Nile green. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > light green willow-green1672 oil-green1673 lily-green1739 celadon1768 nascent green1839 ice-green1863 eau-de-nil1870 Nile green1871 absinthe1872 reseda1874 feuille1883 mignonette1883 chartreuse1884 water-green1884 mignonette-green1888 Nile1895 serpent1895 willow1922 peppermint1930 kelly1936 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 7/3 Plain Crepe Picardie... Colors: Lilac,..nile, black [etc.]. 1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 July 16/6 (advt.) A 4-ply worsted wool in shades of pink,..nile, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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