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KaaJee Posted 13 years ago
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Night-bird but not a night-bird

Night is both noun and adjective. So if night-bird is mentioned, one thinks about an owl or, say, a nightingale. But I want to talk about a mythological being which is both a bird and night itself. (Just imagine a dark bird, with many other things which represent night itself. Suppose, its eye is the moon, stars are on its back, etc.) How to mention it?
  

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You'd have to explain and describe it in some detail, because it is an unusual thing. Clive

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You'd have to explain and describe it in some detail, because it is an unusual thing.

Clive
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KaaJeeHow to mention it?
I think night-bird is sufficient. The context will make it clear what sort of mythological being you are talking about.

CJ
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