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African jacana

African jacana noun: actophilornis africanus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

african jacana: actophilornis africanus, a wader in the family Jacanidae
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Noun

African jacana (plural African jacanas)

  1. Actophilornis africanus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

Forms of African jacana

pluralAfrican jacanas

Questions about African jacana

What does African jacana mean?
African jacana means actophilornis africanus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.
What part of speech is African jacana?
African jacana is a noun.
What is the plural of African jacana?
The plural of African jacana is African jacanas.

Words near African jacana in the dictionary

  1. African hobby
  2. African hoopoe
  3. African horse sickness
  4. African hunting dog
  5. African hunting dogs
  6. African jacana
  7. African jacanas
  8. African jack
  9. African Latin
  10. African lethargy
  11. African lilies

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