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a·ni  (ä-n)

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.

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

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ani [ˈɑːnɪ]

n pl anis

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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Noun

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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