jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Meaning
Noun
- Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.
Origin
- , from a term jasaná in an undetermined Tupi language, perhaps Guaranà jasana.
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