"anhinga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anhingas [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin anhinga or Portuguese anhinga, from Old Tupi anhinga. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|anhinga}} New Latin anhinga, {{der|en|pt|anhinga}} Portuguese anhinga, {{der|en|tpw|anhinga}} Old Tupi anhinga Head templates: {{en-noun}} anhinga (plural anhingas)
  1. Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga. Synonyms: darter [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of the Americas with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck. 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-Ffmdzm7p 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, Suliform birds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Sranan Tongo translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Suliform birds: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'Anhinga anhinga': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: American darter, American snakebird, water turkey Hypernyms: snakebird, darter

Inflected forms

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