water turkey

n. See anhinga.

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

water turkey - blackish New World snakebird of swampy regionsAnhinga anhingaanhinga, darter, snakebird - fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

water turkey

water turkey:

see darterdarter
or anhinga
, common name for a very slender, black water bird very closely related to the cormorant. It frequents the wooded borders of freshwater lakes, rivers, and swamps in tropical and warm temperate regions—in America, from the SE United States to
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water turkey

Related to water turkey: anhinga

noun

Synonyms for water turkey

noun blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions

Synonyms

Anhinga anhinga

Related Words

anhinga
darter
snakebird

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