jaçana
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.
Origin of jaçana
1- Also called lily-trotter.
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How to use jaçana in a sentence
The Jacana belongs to a small family of birds with representatives throughout the tropics.
Color Key to North American Birds | Frank M. ChapmanIt was the “faithful jacana” or “chuza,” as it is called in some places.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidThe Common Jacana is black, with neck and shoulders of a reddish brown, and green wing-feathers.
Reptiles and Birds | Louis FiguierThere are several species of “jacana” in South America, and also some species in the tropical countries of the East.
The Forest Exiles | Mayne ReidGoing back to my chair, I found that neither jacana, nor gallinules, nor herons had been disturbed by my shot.
Edge of the Jungle | William Beebe
British Dictionary definitions for jaçana
/ (ˌʒɑːsəˈnɑː, ˌdʒæ-) /
any bird of the family Jacanidae, of tropical and subtropical marshy regions, having long legs and very long toes that enable walking on floating plants: order Charadriiformes: Also called: lily-trotter
Origin of jaçana
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