ANHINGA
snakebird, anhinga, darter
(noun) fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anhinga (plural anhingas)
(zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
(zoology) synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
Synonyms
• (A. anhinga): American darter, American snakebird, water turkey
Hypernyms
• (A. anhinga): snakebird, darter
Source: Wiktionary
An*hin"ga, n. Etym: [Pg.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga);
the darter, or snakebird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition