ana : Idioms & Phrases

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ana-

An"a-
Etymology
/Gr. on; in comp., on, up, upwards.
Definitions
  1. A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.
Webster 1913

anas acuta

  • noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
    pintail; pin-tailed duck.
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anas americana

  • noun a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
    American widgeon; baldpate.
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anas clypeata

  • noun freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
    broadbill; shoveler; shoveller.
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anas crecca

  • noun common teal of Eurasia and North America
    green-winged teal; greenwing.
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anas discors

  • noun American teal
    blue-winged teal; bluewing.
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anas penelope

  • noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
    wigeon; widgeon.
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anas platyrhynchos

  • noun wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
    mallard.
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anas querquedula

  • noun small Eurasian teal
    garganey.
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anas rubripes

  • noun a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada
    black duck.
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antonio lopez de santa ana

  • noun Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
    Santa Anna; Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.
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genus anas

  • noun type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
    Anas.
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santa ana

  • noun a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
  • noun Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
    Santa Anna; Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.
  • noun a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
  • noun a city in western El Salvador
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