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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 - black tropical American cuckoo       cuckoo - any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail Crotophaga, genus Crotophaga - ani