[zhah-suh-nah, jah-] 
| 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. |
| ja·ça·na (zhä'sə-nä') n. Any of several tropical water birds of the family Jacanidae, having long toes adapted for walking on floating vegetation. Also called lily-trotter. [Portuguese jaçanã, from Tupi jaçanam, jaçanã, one that cries out.] |
| lil·y-trot·ter (lĭl'ē-trŏt'ər) n. See jaçana. |
lily-trotter
any of several species of water birds belonging to the family Jacanidae of the order Charadriiformes. Jacanas are uniquely equipped with long straight claws for walking on floating vegetation. Like certain plovers, some jacanas have wing spurs
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