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1. Jacana
   Jac'a·na` noun [ Confer Spanish jacania .] (Zoology) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by m...
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2. jacana
   <ornithology> Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird. ... The most common South America...
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3. Jacana
   • (n.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.
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4. jacana
   any of several species of water birds belonging to the family Jacanidae of the order Charadriiformes. Jacanas are uniquely equipped with long ... [2 related articles]
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5. Jacana
   Jacana is a common name for any of six Old World and two New World species of tropical birds of the family Jacanidae, of the order Charadriiformes. Some Old World species are often called lily-trotters; this name reflects their ability to walk on water-lily leaves and other floating vegetation, than...
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6. jaçana
   jaçana (jukăn'u, jukän'u) , common name for members of the Jacanidae, a family of tropical and subtropical wading birds. Jaçanas, also called lily-trotters and lotus-birds, have long toes and toenails that enable them to walk delicately on floating vegetation as they sea...
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7. jacana
   Wading bird with very long toes and claws enabling it to walk on the floating leaves of water plants. There are seven species. Jacanas are found in Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, South Asia, and Australia, usually in marshy areas. (Family Jacanidae, order Charadriiformes.) The Austra...
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8. Jacana
   The `jacanas` (sometimes referred to as `Jesus birds` or `lily trotters`) are a group of tropical waders in the family `Jacanidae`. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation. Eight species of jaçana are known from six genera. The fossil record of thi...
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9. Jacana
   (genus) `Jacana` is the genus comprising the two jacanas of the Americas: the Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa, and the Wattled Jacana, Jacana jacana. These birds are very similar to each other: about 22&nbsp;cm (9&nbsp;inches) long, with long necks and fairly long...
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