Anhinga

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === (archaic): Plotus === Etymology === From Old Tupi anhinga. Coined by French zoologist and natural philosopher Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. === Proper noun === Anhinga f A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – 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) - type species; Anhinga rufa (African darter), Anhinga melanogaster (Oriental darter), Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - other accepted extant species === References === Anhinga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Anhinga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Anhinga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN