Crossword-Solution: SNAKEBIRD
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Snakebird | n. | 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. |
| Snakebird | n. | The wryneck. |
We have 7 clues for the answer “SNAKEBIRD”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Long-necked bird allied to cormorant. | 1 answer |
| darter bird | 1 answer |
| fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill | 1 answer |
| ANHINGA | 3 answers |
| web-footed bird | 31 answers |
| NORTH American bird | 48 answers |
| American bird | 51 answers |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with SNAKEBIRD (4)
Etym: [Pg.] (Zoöl.) Defn: An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.
The heron, the snakebird, and the redshank, waded through the shallow drifts; and geese, widgeon, teal, and mallard, rose whirring in the air at every step.
This is generally called the Snakebird or Water Turkey in Florida, where it is a common species on the more isolated rivers and lakes.
The name Snakebird is derived from the bird's habit of swimming with the body submerged, when the long, sinuous neck, appearing above the water, readily suggests a snake.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1945).