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lilytrotter

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lil⋅y-trot⋅ter

[lil-ee-trot-er]
–noun
jaçana.

Origin:
1915–20

ja⋅ça⋅na

[zhah-suh-nah, jah-]
–noun
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.


Origin:
1640–50; < Pg jaçanã < Tupi jasaná
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