transcription, транскрипция: [ an-ˈhiŋ-gə ]
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 ; especially : one ( A. anhinga ) occurring from the southern United States to Argentina