a·ni

(ä-nē′)

n. pl. a·nis

Any of several chiefly tropical American birds of the genus Crotophaga, related to the cuckoo and having black plumage and a long tail.

[American Spanish aní or Portuguese ani, both from Tupí ani.]

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ani

(ˈɑːnɪ)

n, pl anis

(Animals) 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

[Spanish aní, from Tupi]

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a•ni

(ˈɑ ni, ɑˈni)

n., pl. a•nis.

any of several black cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, of the tropical and subtropical New World.

[1820–30; < Portuguese < Tupi]

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Noun

ani - black tropical American cuckoo

cuckoo - any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

Crotophaga, genus Crotophaga - ani

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