anhinga

an·hin·ga

A0307900 (ăn-hĭng′gə)n. Any of a genus (Anhinga) of long-necked birds having a sharp, pointed bill and inhabiting swamps in tropical and subtropical regions. Also called darter, snakebird, water turkey.

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[Portuguese, from Tupí ayingá.]

anhinga

(ænˈhɪŋɡə) n (Animals) another name for darter¹[C18: via Portuguese from Tupi]

an•hin•ga

(ænˈhɪŋ gə)

n., pl. -gas. any of various tropical and subtropical freshwater web-footed diving birds of the family Anhingidae. Also called snakebird, water turkey. [1760–70; < Portuguese < Tupi]

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anhinga - fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed billdarter, snakebirdpelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feetgenus Anhinga - type genus of the AnhingidaeAnhinga anhinga, water turkey - blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions