Jacana
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See also: jacana
Translingual
Etymology
From Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.
Proper noun
Jacana f
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Scolopaci – suborder; Jacanidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Jacana jacana (northern jacana) – type species; Jacana spinosa (wattled jacana) – other species
References
Jacana (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Jacana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Jacana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
