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Definition of Snakebird

Snakebird
Snakebird Snake"bird`, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus Anhinga or Plotus. They are allied to the gannets and cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks, and sharp bills. Note: The American species (Anhinga, or Plotus, anhinga) inhabits the Southern United States and tropical America; -- called also darter, and water turkey. The Asiatic species (A. melanogaster) is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species inhabit Africa and Australia respectively. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The wryneck.

Meaning of Snakebird from wikipedia

- The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. There are four living...
- Snakebird is a 2015 puzzle video game developed by Swedish studio Noumenon Games. The sequels Snakebird Primer and Snakebird Complete were released in...
- The anhinga (/ænˈhɪŋɡə/; Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of...
- The African darter (Anhinga rufa), sometimes called the snakebird, is a water bird of sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. The African darter is a member of the...
- brackish-freshwater ray-finned fish in ****an Anhinga melanogaster, the Oriental darter (snakebird), a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia Turnix melanogaster...
- is visible above the water, which accounts for the colloquial name of snakebird. Like the cormorants, it has wettable feathers and it is often found perched...
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- Look up darter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A darter or snakebird is a bird of the genus Anhinga. Darter may also refer to: Darter (fish), a group...
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- fish species Anhinga melanogaster, the Oriental darter, Indian darter or snakebird, a water bird species of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia Melanogaster...