- a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- anhinga.
- any of several small, darting, freshwater fishes of the perch family, inhabiting streams of eastern North America.
- any aquatic bird of the genus Anhinga and family Anhingidae, of tropical and subtropical inland waters, having a long slender neck and bill: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc)
- any small brightly coloured North American freshwater fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera: family Percidae (perches)
