n.
Pronunciation: an- ' hi ŋ -g ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, probably ultimately from Tupi *ají ŋ a
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 especially : one ( A. anhinga ) occurring from the southern U.S. to Argentina