Anhimidae

plural noun

An·​him·​i·​dae

anˈhiməˌdē

: a family (coextensive with the suborder Anhimae of the order Anseriformes) of large stout-billed birds having spurred wings and more or less webbed feet and comprising the screamers of South America

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Anhima anhima + -idae -idae

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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