anhinga

[ an-hing-guh ]

/ ænˈhɪŋ gə /

noun

any of various totipalmate swimming birds of the family Anhingidae, having a very long and flexible neck.

Also called snakebird, water turkey.

Origin of anhinga

1760–70; <Portuguese <Tupi ayingá

Words nearby anhinga

anhedonia, anhedral, anhidrosis, anhidrotic, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, anhinga, Anhui, anhyd., anhydr-, anhydrase, anhydremia

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Example sentences from the Web for anhinga

The latter, I must confess, did not seem to us so nice as the dark-colored meat of the anhinga.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist|Lucien Biart
The flesh of the anhinga is not valuable, as it is hard and tough.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist|Lucien Biart
Ripley reports the occurrence of "about a dozen anhingas (presumably Anhinga melanogaster)" at Babelthuap on 12 November 1946.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker
It was an anhinga, one of the most singular specimens of web-footed birds that can be found anywhere.
Adventures of a Young Naturalist|Lucien Biart

He says he found a peculiar parasite in the brain of the Anhinga.
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography [July 1897]|Various

British Dictionary definitions for anhinga

anhinga

/ (ænˈhɪŋɡə) /

noun

another name for darter (def. 1)

Word Origin for anhinga

C18: via Portuguese from Tupi

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单词	anhinga
释义	anhinga [ an-hing-guh ] / ænˈhɪŋ gə / noun any of various totipalmate swimming birds of the family Anhingidae, having a very long and flexible neck. Also called snakebird, water turkey. Origin of anhinga 1760–70; <Portuguese <Tupi ayingá Words nearby anhinga anhedonia, anhedral, anhidrosis, anhidrotic, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, anhinga, Anhui, anhyd., anhydr-, anhydrase, anhydremia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anhinga The latter, I must confess, did not seem to us so nice as the dark-colored meat of the anhinga. Adventures of a Young Naturalist\|Lucien Biart The flesh of the anhinga is not valuable, as it is hard and tough. Adventures of a Young Naturalist\|Lucien Biart Ripley reports the occurrence of "about a dozen anhingas (presumably Anhinga melanogaster)" at Babelthuap on 12 November 1946. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3\|Rollin H. Baker It was an anhinga, one of the most singular specimens of web-footed birds that can be found anywhere. Adventures of a Young Naturalist\|Lucien Biart He says he found a peculiar parasite in the brain of the Anhinga. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography [July 1897]\|Various British Dictionary definitions for anhinga anhinga / (ænˈhɪŋɡə) / noun another name for darter (def. 1) Word Origin for anhinga C18: via Portuguese from Tupi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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