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The correct spelling is anhinga.
How to pronounce anhinga
noun
Say it like: Anh-ing-a
The correct spelling is anhinga. A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
- 2.One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
- 3.Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
- 4.Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
- 5.Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
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