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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjaçanã
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ja-sa-na
"O jaçanã caminha levemente sobre as plantas aquáticas."
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Any of various tropical jacanas having exceptionally long toes and claws adapted for walking on floating leaves of aquatic plants.
"A solitary lily-trotter gracefully picked its way across the sprawling lotus leaves on the lake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a descriptive compound formed in the 19th century, combining 'lily' (referring to water lilies) and 'trotter' (one who trots or walks quickly). It alludes to the bird's distinctive habit of walking lightly across floating aquatic vegetation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lily-trotter" is said worldwide
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jacana
Transliteration: zhaka-na
"Un jacana marche sur les feuilles de nénuphar."
Blatthühnchen
Transliteration: blat-hyn-chen
"Das Blatthühnchen läuft über die Seerosenblätter."
jacana
Transliteration: ja-ca-na
"La jacana cammina sulle foglie di ninfea."
jacana
Transliteration: ha-ka-na
"Una jacana camina sobre las hojas flotantes."
jaçanã
Transliteration: ja-sa-na
"O jaçanã caminha levemente sobre as plantas aquáticas."
जकाना
Transliteration: jakana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"एक जकाना पानी के पत्तों पर चल रहा है।"
水雉
Transliteration: shuǐzhì
Script: 中文汉字
"水雉在浮叶上轻快地行走。"
물꿩
Transliteration: mul-gwang
Script: 한국어 한글
"물꿩이 연꽃 잎 위를 걷고 있습니다."
レンカク
Transliteration: renkaku
Script: 日本語
"レンカクが水面の葉の上を歩いている。"
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