VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / snakebird

Thesaurus: snakebird

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.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

speciesdefinitionanhingadefinitionflexibledefinitionlongdefinitionslenderdefinitionallieddefinitionaquaticdefinitionbilldefinitionbillsdefinitionbirddefinitionbirdsdefinitioncormorantsdefinitiongannetsdefinitiongenusdefinitioninlanddefinitionneckdefinitionnecksdefinitionsharpdefinitionsharp-pointeddefinitionsoutherndefinitiontheydefinitionwarmdefinitionwatersdefinitionwryneckdefinitionAfricadefinitionAmericadefinitionamericandefinitionAsiadefinition

Definitions

  1. n. 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.
  2. n. The wryneck.
  3. n. fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
  4. 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. (Zoöl.) The wryneck.
  5. n. fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill