Jaçanã — Jaçanã, or, more properly, Jaçanã Tremembé (pron.IPA2|ʒasɐ nɐ̃ tɾemẽj bɛ), is a borough of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It includes both districts of Jaçanã and Tremembé, in the northern limits of the city.Like Parelheiros, most of the area of… … Wikipedia
Jacana — Jac a*na , n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus {Jacana} and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jaçana — or jacana [zhä΄sə nä′] n. [Port < Tupí jasana] any of a family (Jacanidae) of tropical and subtropical shorebirds with long toes that enable them to walk on the floating leaves of water plants; esp., a species (Jacana spinosa) native to Mexico … English World dictionary
Jacana — (Jassana), so v.w. Spornflügler, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
jacana — JACÁNA s. f. fazan de apă din America Centrală, având la îndoitura aripii un piepten cornos. (< lat. iacana) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
jacana — s. f. [Ornitologia] Gênero de aves asiáticas e americanas, semelhantes à galinhola … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
jaçanã — s. f. [Ornitologia] Ave pernalta do Brasil … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Jacana — Jacanidae Jacanidés … Wikipédia en Français
Jacana — For the Melbourne suburb, see Jacana, Victoria. Taxobox name = Jacanas image width = 250px image caption = Comb crested Jacana ( Irediparra gallinacea ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Jacanidae … Wikipedia
jaçana — /zhah seuh nah , jah /, n. 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. Also called lily trotter. [1640 50; < Pg jaçanã < Tupi… … Universalium
