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What (who) is comb-crested jacana - definition

SPECIES OF BIRD
Lily-trotter; Lily-trotters; Lily trotter; Lily Trotter; Irediparra gallinacea; Lotusbird; Lilytrotter; Irediparra; Comb-crested Jaçana; Comb-crested Jacana
  • Fogg Dam, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia, March 2014
  • A comb-crested jacana at Corroboree Billabong, Northern Territory, Australia

lily-trotter         
¦ noun (especially in Africa) a jacana.
Jacana         
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Jaçana; Jacanas; Jaçanas; Jaçanã; Gicana; Jacana (disambiguation)
·noun 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 long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.
jacana         
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Jaçana; Jacanas; Jaçanas; Jaçanã; Gicana; Jacana (disambiguation)
['d?ak?n?]
(also jacana ?d?as?'n?:)
¦ noun a small tropical wading bird with greatly elongated toes and claws that enable it to walk on floating vegetation. [Family Jacanidae: several species.]
Origin
C18: from Port. jacana, from Tupi-Guarani jasana.

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Comb-crested jacana

The comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter, is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra. Like other jacana species, it is adapted to the floating vegetation of tropical freshwater wetlands.