darter meaning
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WDarter
- The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae having a single genus Anhinga.
- Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird".
- ^ Walter J. Bock (1994): History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, number 222; with application of article 36 of ICZN.
- ^ Answers.com [2009], BLI (2009), Myers et al. [2009]
- NounPLdartersSUF-ter
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