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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

If ther be ani kynd of garment lately foũd out, as daili ye tailers craft, as in time paste dyd Africa, bringeth forth some new mõster, yt we put vpon our infãt.

From The Education of Children by Richard Sherry

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2023

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

This beverage she poured into a square, wide-mouthed flask, into which she placed a thick stem of anis.

From The Quest by Isaac Goldberg

Fork-tailed flycatchers swept by scores round the vortex of insects, while a fluttering host of kiskadees, tanagers, anis, thrushes, and wrens gleaned as best they could from grass-top or branch.

From Jungle Peace by William Beebe

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