anhinga
pronunciation
How to pronounce anhinga in British English: UK [æn'hɪɡə]
How to pronounce anhinga in American English: US [æn'hɪɡə]
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- Noun:
- fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
Word Origin
- anhinga (n.)
- American fishing bird (also called the snake-bird), 1769, from a Tupi word which sometimes is said to mean "snake-bird."