As nouns the difference between jacana and acana
is that
jacana is a group of wading birds in the family
Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws and found throughout the world while
acana is a tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, species: Manilkara valenzuelana or species: Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.
jacana
English
(Jacana)
Noun
(
en noun)
A group of wading birds in the family , usually having long toes and claws and found throughout the world.
Derived terms
* African jacana, Actophilornis africanus
* bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus
* comb-crested jacana, Irediparra gallinacea
* lesser jacana, Microparra capensis
* Madagascar jacana, Actophilornis albinucha
* northern jacana, Jacana spinosa
* pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
* wattled jacana, Jacana jacana
acana
Noun
(
en noun)
A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, , both from the Sapotaceae family.