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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several tropical or subtropical shorebirds of the family Jacanidae, having long toes adapted for walking on floating vegetation.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Portuguese jaçanã, from Tupí jaçanam, jaçanã, one that cries out.]
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