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snakebird n. 蛇鵜鳥 蛇鵜鳥 snakebird n 1: fish- eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp- pointed bill [ synonym: { 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) The wryneck. [ 1913 Webster]
Wryneck \ Wry" neck\, n. ( Med.) [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. a person suffering from torticollis. [ PJC] 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}. [ 1913 Webster PJC]
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