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

Synonyms

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

Hypernyms

(A. anhinga): snakebird, darter

Translations

Anhinga anhinga

Dutch: Amerikaanse slangenhalsvogel (nl)
Finnish: amerikankäärmekaula (fi)
French: anhinga d’Amérique m
German: Amerikanische Schlangenhalsvogel m
Navajo: Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ tłʼiishkʼosí
Portuguese: biguatinga m, carará m, anhinga f
Quechua: sarara
Russian: америка́нская змееше́йка f (amerikánskaja zmeješéjka)
Sranan Tongo: fisiman

any bird of genus Anhinga — see darter

References

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.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anhinga	anhingae
Genitive	anhingae	anhingārum
Dative	anhingae	anhingīs
Accusative	anhingam	anhingās
Ablative	anhingā	anhingīs
Vocative	anhinga	anhingae

Synonyms

(archaic): plotus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɲĩ.ɡɐ/ [ɐ̃ˈj̃ĩ.ɡɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɲĩ.ɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɲĩ.ɡɐ/

Noun

anhinga f (plural anhingas)

anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)
Synonyms: biguatinga, carará

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