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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
darter, snakebird
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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Anhingas are found in tropical and sub-tropical regions throughout the world, and fossils have been discovered which suggest that its ancestry can be traced back some 80 million years to the Eocene period.
Water Birds - Parts 3 by Saronkorn Seuyouyong / Pets and Animals community
From hiking trails, observation decks and driving routes, visitors can see many species of waterfowl, Great Blue Herons, Anhingas, wading birds, Prothonotary Warbler, Bobolink and American Bittern.
Birds of a different feather: rare species flock to the Magnolia State by Wilson, George Tipton / Mississippi Magazine
Season Taxon SP SU F W Ducks C R C C Grebes R U U R Pelicans -- -- -- R Anhingas R R R -- Cormorants U C C U Bitterns R R R R Herons/egrets C C A C Night-herons U C C U White ibises A C A A Dark ibises A C A A Spoonbills U U C U Storks -- U U -- Coots U X -- C Shorebirds C U A U Gulls C U U A Terns U R U U Legend.
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