any of several gregarious tropical American birds of the genus Crotophaga: family Cuculidae (cuckoos). They have a black plumage, long square-tipped tail, and heavily hooked bill
Word origin
Spanish aní, from Tupi
ani in American English
(ˈɑni)
nounWord forms: pluralˈaˌnis (ˈɑˌniz)
a tropical American cuckoo bird (genus Crotophaga), generally black, with a long tail
Word origin
Port < Guaraní
Examples of 'ani' in a sentence
ani
Sulie above and Gilbert below make their way up the narrow stairs like an uncoordinated ani mal.
Kingsolver, Barbara HOMELAND AND OTHER STORIES (1990)