anhinga
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…A general term for birds belonging to the Anhingidae family of the Pelecaniformes. In English, it is called darter, and in American English, anhinga. In taxonomy, the darter is very closely related to the cormorant, and is often classified in the Cormorant family. … From [U (cormorant)]... The family Cormorantidae is divided into two genera and 31 species. Most species belong to the genus Phalacrocorax , but two belong to the genus Anhinga . Some species have degenerated wings, such as the common cormorant P. harrisi , endemic to the Galapagos Islands, and the spectacled cormorant P. perspicillatus , found in the Commander Islands. These degenerated wings make them incapable of flight. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "anhinga" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
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…ペリカン目ヘビウ科Anhingidaeに属する鳥の総称。英語でdarter，米語でanhingaという。ヘビウは分類学上ウに非常に縁が近く，ウ科に分類されることも少なくない。… 【ウ(鵜)】より… ウ科は2属31種に分類される。大部分の種はウ属Phalacrocoraxに含まれるが，2種はヘビウ属Anhingaに属する。翼が退化した種もあり，ガラパゴス諸島特産のコバネウP.harrisiとコマンドル諸島のメガネウP.perspicillatusは翼が退化し飛ぶ能力がない。… ※「anhinga」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報 |
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