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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANHINGA

Via Portuguese from Tupi.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANHINGA

anhinga  [ænˈhɪŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANHINGA

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Anhinga is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ANHINGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

anhinga

Anhinga

The anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of 85 cm, a wingspan of 117 cm, and a mass of up to 1.35 kg. It is a dark-plumaged piscivore with a very long neck, and often swims with only the neck above water. When swimming in this style the name snakebird is apparent, since only the colored neck appears above water the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares and breathe solely through their epiglottis. The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian, African, and Australian darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fishes and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANHINGA


alcheringa
ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə
barasinga
ˌbærəˈsɪŋɡə
barasingha
ˌbærəˈsɪŋɡə
befinger
bɪˈfɪŋɡə
caatinga
kɑːˈtɪŋɡə
churinga
tʃəˈrɪŋɡə
cotinga
kəˈtɪŋɡə
finger
ˈfɪŋɡə
fishfinger
ˈfɪʃˈfɪŋɡə
forefinger
ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə
gringa
ˈɡrɪŋɡə
ladyfinger
ˈleɪdɪˌfɪŋɡə
linga
ˈlɪŋɡə
linger
ˈlɪŋɡə
malinger
məˈlɪŋɡə
Meninga
mɪnˈɪŋɡə
myringa
məˈrɪŋɡə
seringa
səˈrɪŋɡə
syringa
sɪˈrɪŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANHINGA

angustifoliate
angustirostrate
angwantibo
Anhalt
anharmonic
anhedonia
anhedonic
anhedral
anhelation
anhidrosis
anhidrotic
Anhui
anhungered
anhungred
Anhwei
anhydrase
anhydride
anhydrite
anhydrous
ani

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANHINGA

ainga
anga
bubinga
Bucaramanga
changa
conga
donga
Ganga
Geminga
kainga
longa
manga
Mpumalanga
ponga
ranga
tanga
Tauranga
tonga
Tsonga
Zamboanga

Synonyms and antonyms of anhinga in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «anhinga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANHINGA

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Translator English - Chinese

美洲蛇鸟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anhinga
570 millions of speakers

English

anhinga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एन्हिंगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

anhinga
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Anhinga
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anhinga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

anhinga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anhinga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anhinga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anhinga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘビウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

anhinga입니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anhinga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Anhinga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

anhinga
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनहिंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anhinga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anhinga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wężówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Anhinga
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Anhinga
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

anhinga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Anhinga
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

anhinga
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

anhinga
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANHINGA»

The term «anhinga» is regularly used and occupies the 70.435 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANHINGA» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANHINGA»

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Snakebird: thirty years of Anhinga poets
This book is as much a cultural document, a history of the small press movement in America.
Rick Campbell, C. Lynne Knight, 2004
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An Estuary Food Chain: A Who-Eats-What Adventure in North ...
(Anhinga anhinga) The anhinga paddles through the brackish water. Only her long neck and head stick out of the water. But she's not in danger of sinking. Her webbed feet push her through the water. As she nears the shore, the anhinga stabs ...
Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, Donald Wojahn, 2009
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Birds of Mississippi
The "water turkey" or "snake bird," as the Anhinga is commonly known, is a locally common, breeding summer resident in some remote inland cypress and willow swamps. It is a rare winter resident. Anhingas return in March and April and ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
Anhinga adult distinctive among Costa Rican waterbirds. The appearance and posture of this species resemble those of the Neotropic Cormorant, but the cormorant has a shorter and thicker neck. The tip of the bill is hooked on the cormorant ...
Carrol L. Henderson, 2010
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The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates: A View from Energetics
A striking difference is found between the distributions of the double-crested cormorant (Ph. auritus) and the anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) along the coastal waterways in the southeastern United States. The cormorant is commonly found in ...
Brian Keith McNab, 2002
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
P42] BT Anhingidae NT Anhinga anhinga Anhinga anhinga (May Subd Geog) ] QL696. P42] UF American anhinga American darter American snakebird Anhinga anhinga leucogaster [Former heading] Darter, American Snakebird, American ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica
ANHINGA FAMILY (Anhingidae) Anhinga Anhinga anhinga COSTA RICAN NAMES: Pato aguja; aninga. 12/15 trips; 40 sightings. STATUS: Permanent resident. LENGTH: 31.9-35.8 inches. WINGSPREAD: 47. 2 inches. WEIGHT: 3.0 pounds ...
‎2002
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Avian Biology
Although the modern anhingas (Anhinga) have a highly specialized skull and cervical vertebrae, their postcranial osteology I find to be more primitive than that of cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae). The hindlimb in the flightless penguinlike ...
Donald Farner, 1985
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Armchair Birder Goes Coastal: The Secret Lives of Birds of ...
Anhinga anhinga Though it's seldom the most riveting aspect of bird study, I think in this case we'd better start with nomenclature. Nobody seems very happy withthename“anhinga,” which comes from the Tupi Indians of Brazil and means “ devil ...
John Yow, 2012
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Birds of the World
Sometimes known as the "snake bird" because of its sinuous neck — often the only part of the bird that is visible when it is swimming — the anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) is a strangely reptilian relative of the cormorants; it also shares some ...
Jason A. Mobley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANHINGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anhinga is used in the context of the following news items.
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#FloridaRocks: Your Photos of the Sunshine State
From an anhinga drying its wings near Phillippi Creek in South Gate to a “pirate ship” in Islamorada, Reamy has captured some breathtaking ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Man Killed in First Fatal Texas Alligator Attack in Two Centuries
An alligator suns itself along the Anhinga Trail at Everglades National Park, Florida April 22, 2015. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters. Filed Under: U.S.. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Beaufort girl, 13, recovers from North Carolina shark attack
Why do anhinga have to dry their wings? All is explained in photo/video gallery. As the weather warms, birds in striking breeding plumage are ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
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10 shark attacks in South Carolina: The strange, the local and the …
Why do anhinga have to dry their wings? All is explained in photo/video gallery. As the weather warms, birds in striking breeding plumage are ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
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Golden eagles soar to South Carolina
Why do anhinga have to dry their wings? All is explained in photo/video gallery. As the weather warms, birds in striking breeding plumage are ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jun 15»
6
Natural habitat beckons migrant birds on journey north
Herons, Egrets and Anhinga. Those are just three of the many bird species Dr. Bruce Beehler, an ornithologist in the Division of Birds at the Smithsonian ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 15»
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Here's how much it costs to fly Obama from Maryland to Miami and …
White House Photo. President Barack Obama takes a walking tour of the Anhinga Trail at Everglades National Park, Florida April 22, 2015. «Businessinsider India, Jun 15»
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Daily Current Affairs - 23rd and 24th June 2015, Tuesday and …
(ii) Snake Bird scientifically known as Darter - Anhinga melanogaster, is largely found in Alapuzha Kottayam, Idukki, Wayanand and ... «PaGaLGuY, Jun 15»
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – IT'S …
When sunlight hits the birds' feathers, like this Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), it activates the Vitamin D. Anhinga. IN SPITE OF THE HEAT, DON'T ... «The Yucatan Times, Jun 15»
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To protect the endangered species, Kerala celebrates 'Snake Bird Day'
Known as darter-Anhinga melanogaster in scientific parlance, snake bird is a large slender long-necked water bird and is mostly black with ... «YourStory.com, Jun 15»

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