water turkey

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water turkey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  Water turkey \Wa"ter tur"key\ (w[add]"t[~e]r t[^u]r"k[y^]).
     (Zool.)
     The American snakebird. See Snakebird.
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water turkey - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  water turkey
      n 1: blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions [syn: water turkey
           , Anhinga anhinga]