JAÇANA


Meaning of JAÇANA in English

/zhah'seuh nah", jah'-/ , n.

any of several tropical, ploverlike, aquatic birds of the family Jacanidae, most of them having extremely long toes and claws for walking on floating water plants. Also called lily-trotter .

[ 1640-50;

jaçanã jasaná ]

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