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ani

American  
[ah-nee, ah-nee] / ˈɑ ni, ɑˈni /

noun

  • anis
    plural
  1. any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.


ani British  
/ ˈɑːnɪ /

noun

  1. any of several gregarious tropical American birds of the genus Crotophaga: family Cuculidae (cuckoos). They have a black plumage, long square-tipped tail, and heavily hooked bill

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of ani

1820–30; < Spanish or Portuguese < Tupi or Guarani


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And people with pruritus ani, the technical term for itchy anus, are often cautioned to avoid toilet paper, leading them to bidets.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021

Another 41 percent suffered tears to their levator ani muscle, which forms the majority of the pelvic floor and is situated on either side of the pelvis.

From US News ● Aug. 4, 2016

Topics: plantation, ani difranco, , , , The South, , Corporate America, ,

From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2014

The levator ani is considered the most important muscle of the pelvic floor because it supports the pelvic viscera.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

He geten samen sones fiue, Þat were þe beste men at nede, Þat mouthe riden on ani stede.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

Come May 18, the Seal will be available in black, ivory, bright green, fuchsia and anis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Proportions: grande absinthe 250 grams; petite absinthe 50 gm.; hysope 100 gm.; citronelle 100 gm.; anis vert 500 gm.; badian 100 gm.; fenouil 200 gm.; and coriandre 100 gm.

From Time Magazine Archive

The team, while standing on the banks of the Rio Grande, had sighted groove-billed anis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heavy-billed anis whaleeped and fluttered clumsily ahead of us; honey creepers squeaked and small black finches watched us anxiously.

From Jungle Peace by William Beebe

Bot fortowne thoucht scho fald fekilly Will noucht at anis myscheffis fall; Thare-fore scho set thare hartis all, To werray Fraunce richit to be, That Scottis live in grettar lé.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott

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