anhinga

anhinga
A fish-eating bird, Anhinga anhinga, from North America having a thin, pointed bill and long, thin neck.
Syn: snakebird, Snake-bird, darter, Darter, American darter, water turkey

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  • Anhinga — Anhinga …   Wikipédia en Français

  • anhinga — ● anhinga nom masculin (mot tupi) Oiseau des régions chaudes, au long cou, plongeur, se nourrissant de poissons des eaux douces. anhinga n. m. ORNITH Oiseau pélécaniforme au long cou souple des pays tropicaux, voisin du cormoran. Syn. oiseau… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Anhinga — An*hin ga, n. [Pg.] (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States ({Platus anhinga}); the darter, or snakebird. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anhinga — Anhinga, so v.w. Schlangenvogel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Anhinga — Anhinga, s. Schlangenhalsvogel nebst Textfigur …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • anhinga — (n.) American fishing bird (also called the snake bird), 1769, from a Tupi word which sometimes is said to mean snake bird …   Etymology dictionary

  • anhinga — s. m. [Ornitologia] Ave palmípede …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • anhinga — [an hiŋ′gə] n. [Port < Tupí áyinga] any of a family (Anhingidae) of pelecaniform birds of tropical and subtropical regions, with a long, sharp pointed bill and long neck …   English World dictionary

  • Anhinga — Taxobox name = Anhinga status = LC status ref = citation|author=BirdLife International|year=2008|id=49544|title=Anhinga BirdLife Species Factsheet|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp sid=3660… …   Wikipedia

  • Anhinga — Schlangenhalsvögel Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel ♀ (Anhinga anhinga) Systematik Überklasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • anhinga — amerikinis žalčiagalvis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Anhinga anhinga angl. anhinga vok. Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel, m rus. американская змеешейка, f pranc. anhinga d Amérique, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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