Jacanidae
plural noun
Ja·can·i·dae
\jəˈkanəˌdē\
Definition of Jacanidae
: a small but widely distributed family of birds (suborder Charadrii) that are related to the plovers and sandpipers and comprise the jacanas
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Origin and Etymology of jacanidae
New Latin Jacana, type genus + -idae
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