Anhinga
See also: anhinga
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Darter_-_Anhinga_novaehollandiae%2C_Victoria%2C_Australia.jpg/220px-Darter_-_Anhinga_novaehollandiae%2C_Victoria%2C_Australia.jpg)
Alternative forms
- (archaic): Plotus
Etymology
From New Latin anhinga, from Old Tupi ajíŋa, áyinga, or ayingá, possibly via Portuguese anhingá
Proper noun
Anhinga f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – the snakebirds or darters.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Pelecaniformes - order; Anhingidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Anhinga anhinga (anhinga), Anhinga rufa (African darter), Anhinga melanogaster (Oriental darter), Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - accepted extant species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN