Snake-bird

  • 121anhinga — noun A fish eating bird, Anhinga anhinga, from North America having a thin, pointed bill and long, thin neck. Syn: snakebird, Snake bird, darter, Darter, American darter, water turkey …

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  • 122Anhinga anhinga — 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,… …

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  • 123Anhinga melanogaster — 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,… …

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  • 124darter — 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,… …

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  • 125Plotus anhinga — 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,… …

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  • 126Snakebird — 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… …

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  • 127water turkey — 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,… …

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  • 128Atsena Otie Key — Atsena Otie Key, the original site for the town of Cedar Key, Florida.Early yearsIn the early 1500s, Spanish explorers reached the Gulf coast of Florida and left their mark in many ways. By the early 1600’s, the Native American population had… …

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