anhinga
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Anhinga is the common name for the American darter (pictured) but can be used to describe any species in the Anhinga genus.
See also: Anhinga
English
Etymology
From New Latin anhinga or Portuguese anhinga, from Old Tupi anhinga.
Noun
anhinga (plural anhingas)
- Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
- A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of the Americas with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
Synonyms
- (A. anhinga): American darter, American snakebird, water turkey
Hypernyms
Translations
Anhinga anhinga
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any bird of genus Anhinga — see darter
References
Anhinga anhinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Anhinga anhinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Noun
anhinga f (genitive anhingae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anhinga | anhingae |
| genitive | anhingae | anhingārum |
| dative | anhingae | anhingīs |
| accusative | anhingam | anhingās |
| ablative | anhingā | anhingīs |
| vocative | anhinga | anhingae |
Descendants
- Translingual: Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga
Old Tupi
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
anhinga (unpossessable)
- (hapax legomenon) anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Synonym: migûá
Descendants
- Nheengatu: anhinga
- → New Latin: anhinga
- Translingual: Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga
- → Portuguese: anhinga
References
- Georg Marcgrave, Willem Piso (1648) Historia Naturalis Brasiliae , Rerum Naturalium Historiae, book V, chapter XV (overall work in Latin), Amsterdam: Elzevir, page 218: “Anhinga”
Further reading
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “anhinga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 41, column 1
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi anhinga.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧nhin‧ga
Noun
anhinga f (plural anhingas)
- anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)
- Synonyms: biguatinga, carará
Further reading
- “anhinga”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “anhinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “anhinga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025