Definition of Anhingidae

1. Noun. Snakebirds.

Exact synonyms: Family Anhingidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Order Pelecaniformes, Pelecaniformes
Member holonyms: Genus Anhinga

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anhingidae

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

Literary usage of Anhingidae

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

1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Family Anhingidae 118. WATER TURKEY. Anhinga anhinga. Range.—Tropical America, north to the South Atlantic States and up the Mississippi Valley to Illinois. ..."

2. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Phaethontidae, Tropie-birds (not found in Michigan). Family 10. Sulidae, Gannets. Family 11. Anhingidae, Darters (not found in Michigan). Family 12. ..."

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