Anhinga
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See also: anhinga
Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (archaic): Plotus
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin anhinga, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá, possibly via Portuguese anhingá.
Proper noun[edit]
Anhinga f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – snakebirds or darters.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Pelecaniformes - order; Anhingidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Anhinga anhinga (anhinga) - type species; Anhinga rufa (African darter), Anhinga melanogaster (Oriental darter), Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - other accepted extant species
References[edit]
Anhinga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Anhinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Anhinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
