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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 — ● jacana nom masculin (mot guarani) Oiseau échassier (charadriiforme) aux doigts très longs, qui lui permettent de courir sur les végétaux aquatiques flottants des régions tropicales. (Le jacana édifie un nid flottant.) jacana n. m. Oiseau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
