anhinga
See also: Anhinga
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin anhinga or Portuguese anhingá, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá.
Noun
editanhinga (plural anhingas)
- (zoology) Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
- (zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
Synonyms
edit- (A. anhinga): American darter, American snakebird, water turkey
Hypernyms
editTranslations
editAnhinga anhinga
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any bird of genus Anhinga — see darter
References
edit- Anhinga anhinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anhinga anhinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá, possibly via Portuguese anhingá.
Noun
editanhinga f (genitive anhingae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | anhinga | anhingae |
Genitive | anhingae | anhingārum |
Dative | anhingae | anhingīs |
Accusative | anhingam | anhingās |
Ablative | anhingā | anhingīs |
Vocative | anhinga | anhingae |
Synonyms
edit- (archaic): plotus
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Noun
editanhinga f (plural anhingas)
- anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)
- Synonyms: biguatinga, carará
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- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Old Tupi
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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- Latin terms derived from Old Tupi
- Latin terms derived from Portuguese
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Zoology
- New Latin
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
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- pt:Freshwater birds