noun Etymology: New Latin, probably ultimately from Tupi *ajíŋa Date: 1769 any of a genus ( Anhinga ) of fish-eating birds related to the cormorants but distinguished by a longer neck and sharply pointed rather than hooked bill
ANHINGA
Meaning of ANHINGA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012