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Noun: snakebird  'sneyk,burd
  1. Fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
    "The snakebird, or anhinga, swims with its body submerged and only its long neck visible above water";
    - anhinga, darter

Derived forms: snakebirds

Type of: pelecaniform seabird

Part of: genus Anhinga

Encyclopedia: Snakebird