Meaning Of The Word Jacana
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Jacana Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Jacana?
jaçana in American English
any of a family (Jacanidae) of tropical and subtropical shorebirds with long toes that enable them to walk on the floating leaves of water plants; esp., a species (Jacana spinosa) native to Mexico 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 jacana in British English noun: 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 noun: long-legged long-toed bird |
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