snakebird

snake·bird

S0504800 (snāk′bûrd′)n. See anhinga.

snakebird

(ˈsneɪkˌbɜːd) n (Animals) another name for darter

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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snakebird - fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed billanhinga, darterpelecaniform 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