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jacana
/ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/
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What does jacana mean?
noun
- Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.
proper noun
- A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia
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The natives call it the furno do Piosoca, or oven of the Jacana, the shape of the leaves being like that of the ovens on which Mandioca meal is roasted.