Anhinga

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a genus (Anhinga) of long-necked birds having a sharp, pointed bill and inhabiting swampy regions of tropical and subtropical America. Also called darter, snakebird, water turkey.
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  • n. A fish-eating bird, Anhinga anhinga, from North America having a thin, pointed bill and long, thin neck.
  • n. A bird of the family Anhingidae.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The American snake-bird, darter, or water-turkey, Plotus anhinga; a totipalmate natatorial bird, of the family Plotidæ and order Steganopodes.
  • n. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of birds: a synonym of Plotus.
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  • n. fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pelecaniform seabird   
    Hyponym
    water turkey    anhinga anhinga   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    American darter    water turkey    Darter    darter    Snake-bird    snakebird   
     
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