English Explanatory Dictionary

ani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
noun
  1. plural of anus
noun
  1. Initialism of automatic number identification.
name
  1. Initialism of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
name
  1. a ruined medieval Armenian city-site in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑː.ni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ani1.wav /ˈeɪnaɪ/

Word forms

ani anis

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Derived words

greater ani smooth-billed ani groove-billed ani
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