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

History and Etymology for Jacanidae

New Latin Jacana, type genus + -idae

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