Anhinga
See also: anhinga
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Darter_-_Anhinga_novaehollandiae%252C_Victoria%252C_Australia.jpg.webp)
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Wikispecies
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