anhinga

[ an-hing-guh ]

noun

1. any of various totipalmate swimming birds of the family Anhingidae, having a very long and flexible neck.

anhinga

/ ænˈhɪŋɡə /

noun

1. See darter
   another name for darter

Word History and Origins

Origin of anhinga¹

1760–70; < Portuguese < Tupi ayingá

Word History and Origins

Origin of anhinga¹

C18: via Portuguese from Tupi

Example Sentences

A bird found in Florida, the Anhinga, has in its brain a nematode whose presence in that organ is not accidental.

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The latter, I must confess, did not seem to us so nice as the dark-colored meat of the anhinga.

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He says he found a peculiar parasite in the brain of the Anhinga.

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It was an anhinga, one of the most singular specimens of web-footed birds that can be found anywhere.

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Ripley reports the occurrence of "about a dozen anhingas (presumably Anhinga melanogaster)" at Babelthuap on 12 November 1946.

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