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n heron-like bird sp. [It has a nice song. According to popular belief, if children repeat the song when they see it passing by, they will get adisease of the throat which is characterised by severe pains and inability to swallow saliva or food. This disease is calledsu'. It can only be cured by a ritual of dipping a stirring stick into hot water and pointing it seven times into the open mouthof an affected child.]Daf (sem. domains: 2.2.2 Birds (L&N 04.B).)
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