anhinga Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
    snakebird; darter.

WordNet


An*hin"ga noun
Etymology
Pg.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.

Webster 1913