Found 2 items, similar to Snakebird.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: snakebird
snakebird
n : fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
anhinga,
darter]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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.
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Note: The American species (
Anhinga anhinga syn.
Plotus anhinga
) inhabits the Southern United States and
tropical America; -- called also
darter, and
water turkey
. The Asiatic species (
Anhinga melanogaster)
is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two
other species inhabit Africa and Australia
respectively.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The wryneck.
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