ANHINGA


Meaning of ANHINGA in English

[an.hin.ga] n [Pg, fr. Tupi] (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; esp: one (A. anhinga) occurring from the southern U.S. to Argentina

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