anhinga

From New Latin anhinga or Portuguese anhingá, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá.

anhinga (plural anhingas)

1. (zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
2. (zoology) Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.

• (A. anhinga): American darter, American snakebird, water turkey

• (A. anhinga): snakebird, darter

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From Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá, possibly via Portuguese anhingá

anhinga f (genitive anhingae); first declension

1. (zoology, New Latin) anhinga or snakebird, a member of the genus Anhinga.

• (archaic): plotus

anhinga f (plural anhingas)

1. anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)

• biguatinga, carará