1
: a former monetary unit of Burma, India, and Pakistan equal to ¹/₁₆ rupee
2
: a coin representing one anna
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Thatikonda called Dhubba anna, or brother, in Telugu.
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Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
Humans have already displaced Anne's hummingbirds (Calypte anna) because of changing habitats.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2022
In this species, called Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna), only males have an iridescent face and neck.
—Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2021
Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
Humans have already displaced Anne's hummingbirds (Calypte anna) because of changing habitats.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2022
In this species, called Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna), only males have an iridescent face and neck.
—Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2021
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“Anna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anna. Accessed 1 Nov. 2024.
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