Translingual

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• (archaic): Plotus

Proper noun

Anhinga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – the snakebirds or darters.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces. Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Pelecaniformes - order; Anhingidae - family

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Noun

anhinga ‎(plural anhingas)

1. (zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
2. (zoology) Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.

Hypernyms

• (A. anhinga): snakebird, darter

Synonyms

• (A. anhinga): American darter, American snakebird, water turkey

See also

• Anhinga anhinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anhinga anhinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá, possibly via Portuguese anhingá

Noun

anhinga

1. (zoology, New Latin) anhinga or snakebird, a member of the genus Anhinga.

Synonyms

• (archaic): plotus

Portuguese

Noun

anhinga f (plural anhingas)

1. anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)

Synonyms

• biguatinga, carará