jacana
Syllabification: (ja·ca·na)
Pronunciation: /ˌZHäkəˈnä, ˌjä-/
(alsojaçana /ˌZHäsəˈnä, ˌjä-/)
Definition of jacana
noun
- a small tropical wading bird with greatly elongated toes and claws that enable it to walk on floating vegetation. Also called lily-trotter.
- FamilyJacanidae: several genera and species
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Portuguese jaçanã, from Tupi-Guarani jasanã