JACANA


Meaning of JACANA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jə-ˈkä-nə, ˌzha-sə-ˈnaⁿ ]

noun

Etymology: Portuguese jaçanã, from Tupi jasanã

Date: circa 1753

: any of a family (Jacanidae) of long-legged and long-toed tropical wading birds that frequent coastal freshwater marshes and ponds

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