Nyas

//ˈnaɪəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an eyas (a fledgling falcon) obsolete

Etymology

From Old French niais (“bird from the nest”), from Latin nidus (“nest”).

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