Snakebird

snakebird
    n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
         flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
         {snakebird}, {anhinga}, {darter}]
    

Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]
   (Zool.)
   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.
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   Note: The American species ({Anhinga anhinga} syn. {Plotus
         anhinga}) inhabits the Southern United States and
         tropical America; -- called also {darter}, and {water
         turkey}. The Asiatic species ({Anhinga melanogaster})
         is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two
         other species inhabit Africa and Australia
         respectively.
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   2. (Zool.) The wryneck.
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Wryneck \Wry"neck\, n. (Med.)
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   1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck
      is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the
      muscles of the neck; torticollis.
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   2. a person suffering from torticollis.
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   3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of
      the genus {Jynx} or subfamily {Jynginae}, allied to the
      woodpeckers; especially, the common European species
      ({Jynx torguilla}); -- so called from its habit of turning
      the neck around in different directions. Called also
      {cuckoo's mate}, {snakebird}, {summer bird}, {tonguebird},
      and {writheneck}.
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