Definition of Anhinga anhinga

1. Noun. Blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions.

Exact synonyms: Water Turkey
Generic synonyms: Anhinga, Darter, Snakebird

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anhinga Anhinga

Anguilla sucklandii
Anguillan
Anguillans
Anguillidae
Anguilliformes
Anguillula
Anguillula aceti
Anguis
Anguis fragilis
Angus
Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
Angus Og
Anhima
Anhima cornuta
Anhimidae
Anhinga anhinga (current term)
Anhingidae
Anhui
Anicha
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Anigozanthus
Anigozanthus manglesii
Animalia
Animesh
Anirban
Anirvan
Anisakidae
Anisoptera
Anisotremus
Anisotremus surinamensis

Literary usage of Anhinga anhinga

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"Anhinga anhinga. ANHINGA. — Not rare, nor yet very common. I have seen quite a number on the Arroya Chocolate, which is well fringed with trees, in May, ..."

2. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1889)
"(Anhinga anhinga Linn.) BY KS GOSS. Habitat, tropical and subtropical America, north to South Carolina, southern Kansas, and western Mexico. ..."

3. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Anhinga. Anhinga anhinga (Linn.). (118) Synonyms: Snake Bird, Water Turkey. This is a tropical form restricted to the southern portions of the United States ..."

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