Definitions For Jacana

Noun

JACANA (plural JACANAs) Any of a group of wading birds in the family jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.

Derived terms

{{vern, African jacana}}, actophilornis africanus {{vern, bronze-winged jacana}}, metopidius indicus {{vern, comb-crested jacana}}, irediparra gallinacea {{vern, lesser jacana}}, microparra capensis {{vern, Madagascar jacana}}, actophilornis albinucha {{vern, northern jacana}}, jacana spinosa {{vern, pheasant-tailed jacana}}, hydrophasianus chirurgus {{vern, wattled jacana}}, jacana jacana

Translations

Afrikaans: langtoon Finnish: jassana Russian: яка́на

Etymology

{{bor, en, pt-BR, jaçanã}}, from a term jasaná in an undetermined {{der, en, tup, -}} language, perhaps {{der, en, gn, jasana}}.

Is Jacana a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19

The word Jacana is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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