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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.

Related phrases

African jacanaMadagascar jacanabronze-winged jacanacomb-crested jacanalesser jacananorthern jacanapheasant-tailed jacanawattled jacana

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