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jacana

Syllabification: (ja·ca·na)
(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

jacana in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of jacana in the British & World English dictionary