jacana
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jacana /ˈdʒakənə/ (also jaçana /ˌdʒasəˈnɑː/)
▶noun a small tropical wading bird with greatly elongated toes and claws that enable it to walk on floating vegetation. [Family Jacanidae : several species.]
– origin C18: from Port. jaçanã, from Tupi-Guarani jasanã.
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