Anhinga

See also: anhinga

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Etymology

From New Latin anhinga, from Old Tupi anhinga. Coined by French zoologist and natural philosopher Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.

Proper noun

Anhinga f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – snakebirds or darters.

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