Plural of anhinga; multiple snakebirds or darters that hunt fish underwater.
English plural of anhinga, formed by adding '-s.' The word traveled from Tupi through Portuguese to English, and maintains the same root meaning across all versions.
Unlike most water birds, anhingas get waterlogged and have to sit in trees with their wings spread out to dry, which is why you'll see them looking like flying crosses hung up on branches along rivers!
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