Etymology

anhinga

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Today it means: Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga. Full definition →

taxonomic name Anhinga ← Portuguese anhinga ← Old Tupi anhinga
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  1. Old Tupi · derived fromanhinga
  2. Portuguese · derived fromanhinga
  3. taxonomic name · derived fromAnhinga
  4. English todayanhinga

From taxonomic name Anhinga or Portuguese anhinga, from Old Tupi anhinga.

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