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anhinga

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an·hin·ga  (n-hngg)
n.
Any of a genus (Anhinga) of long-necked birds having a sharp, pointed bill and inhabiting swampy regions of tropical and subtropical America. Also called darter, snakebird, water turkey.

[Portuguese, from Tupi ayingá.]

anhinga [ænˈhɪŋgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for darter (the bird)
[via Portuguese from Tupi]
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Noun1.anhinga - fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed billanhinga - fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
pelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
genus Anhinga - type genus of the Anhingidae
Anhinga anhinga, water turkey - blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions


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The Anhinga Anhinga anhinga is also often known as the snake-bird or darter.
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