anhinga

See also: Anhinga

English

Etymology

From New Latin anhinga or Portuguese anhingá, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá.

Noun

anhinga (plural anhingas)

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

Synonyms

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

Hypernyms

(A. anhinga): snakebird, darter

Translations

Anhinga anhinga

Finnish: amerikankäärmekaula (fi)
Navajo: tłʼiishkʼosí
Portuguese: biguatinga m, carará m, anhinga f

Quechua: sarara
Sranan Tongo: fisiman

bird of the genus Anhinga

Finnish: käärmekaula (fi)

See also

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

Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

anhinga f (genitive anhingae); first declension

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

Synonyms

(archaic): plotus

Portuguese

Noun

anhinga f (plural anhingas)

anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)

Synonyms

biguatinga, carará

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