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anhima

anhima noun: horned screamer.

Noun

anhima (plural anhimas)

  1. (archaic) horned screamer

Forms of anhima

pluralanhimas

Origin of anhima

From a Tupian word of the form nha um, meaning "black bird" (compare nhandu, una).

Questions about anhima

What does anhima mean?
Anhima means horned screamer.
What part of speech is anhima?
Anhima is a noun.
What is the plural of anhima?
The plural of anhima is anhimas.

Words near anhima in the dictionary

  1. Anheuser
  2. Anheusers
  3. anhidrosis
  4. anhidrotic
  5. anhidrotics
  6. anhima
  7. anhimas
  8. anhimid
  9. anhimids
  10. anhinga
  11. anhingas

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