Definitions for jacanas

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jacanas ja·ça·na

Spelling: [zhah-suh-nah, jah-]

IPA: /ˌʒɑ səˈnɑ, ˌdʒɑ-/

Jacanas is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in jacanas (aaacjns).

Definitions for jacanas

noun

1. any of several tropical, ploverlike, aquatic birds of the family Jacanidae, most of them having extremely long toes and claws for walking on floating water plants.

Origin of jacanas

1640-50; Portuguese jaçanã Tupi jasaná

Examples for jacanas

The most singular character of the jacana is its long toes and claws.

The jacana belongs to a small family of birds with representatives throughout the tropics.

There are several species of “jacana” in South America, and also some species in the tropical countries of the East.