Jacana

See also: jacana

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

From Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.

Proper noun edit

Jacana f

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – certain jacanas.

Hypernyms edit

(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; Charadrii - suborder; Jacanidae - family

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Jacana jacana (northern jacana) - type species; Jacana spinosa (wattled jacana) - other species

References edit

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

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