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snake·bird (sn

bûrd

)

See anhinga.

snakebird [ˈsneɪkˌbɜːd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for darter (the bird)

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snakebird - fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

anhinga, darter

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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