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wattled jacana

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Jacana jacana, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

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  • Dutch: leljacana — Jacana jacana
  • Finnish: helttajassana — Jacana jacana
  • French: jacana noir — Jacana jacana
  • German: Rotstirn-Blatthühnchen — Jacana jacana
  • Old Tupi: îasanã — Jacana jacana
  • Polish: długoszpon krasnoczelny — Jacana jacana
  • Portuguese: jaçanã — Jacana jacana
  • Portuguese: piaçoca — Jacana jacana
  • Portuguese: cafezinho — Jacana jacana
  • Russian: южноамерика́нская яка́на (južnoamerikánskaja jakána) — Jacana jacana
  • Russian: серёжчатая яка́на (serjóžčataja jakána) — Jacana jacana
  • Swedish: flikjaçana — Jacana jacana