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Nile green
Nile perch
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nilgai
Nilo-Saharan
Nilotic
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nimble
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nimbostratus
nim·bo·stra·tus [ nìmbō stráytəss, nìmbō stráttəss ] (plural nim·bo·stra·ti [ nìmbō stráy t ])


noun 
Definition:
 
rain cloud: a low dark layer of rain-bearing cloud covering all of the sky.
See also  stratus
[Late 19th century. <nimbus]
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