Nide
//naɪd// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A nest of pheasants. archaic
"[A] nide of pheasants are sometimes collected in a very small space, and in the middle of the day conceal themselves very close."
Proper Noun
- 1 a Polynesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
Example
More examples"[A] nide of pheasants are sometimes collected in a very small space, and in the middle of the day conceal themselves very close."
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from Middle French nid (modern French nid (“nest”)), or its etymon Latin nīdus (“nest”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”)). Doublet of nest.
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