"anhinga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anhingas [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin anhinga or Portuguese anhingá, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|anhinga}} New Latin anhinga, {{der|en|pt|anhingá}} Portuguese anhingá, {{der|en|tpw|ajíŋa}} Old Tupi ajíŋa Head templates: {{en-noun}} anhinga (plural anhingas)
  1. (zoology) Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga. Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms: darter [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-anhinga-en-noun--VOuMiMe Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Suliform birds Translations (Anhinga anhinga): Amerikaanse slangenhalsvogel (Dutch), amerikankäärmekaula (Finnish), anhinga d’Amérique [masculine] (French), Amerikanische Schlangenhalsvogel [masculine] (German), Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ tłʼiishkʼosí (Navajo), biguatinga [masculine] (Portuguese), carará [masculine] (Portuguese), anhinga [feminine] (Portuguese), sarara (Quechua), америка́нская змееше́йка (amerikánskaja zmeješéjka) [feminine] (Russian), fisiman (Sranan Tongo)
    Sense id: en-anhinga-en-noun-Lgp6jsNG Disambiguation of Suliform birds: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sranan Tongo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Sranan Tongo translations: 7 93 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'Anhinga anhinga': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: American darter, American snakebird, water turkey Hypernyms: snakebird, darter

Inflected forms

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