Meaning of "lily-trotter" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF LILY-TROTTER

lily-trotter

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LILY-TROTTER

Lily-Trotter is a noun.

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WHAT DOES LILY-TROTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jacana

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation. Eight species of jacana are known from six genera. The fossil record of this family is restricted to a recent fossil of the wattled jacana from Brazil and a Pliocene fossil of an extinct species, Jacana farrandi, from Florida. A fossil from Miocene rocks in the Czech Republic was assigned to this family, but more recent analysis disputes the placement and moves the species to the Coraciidae. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. They have sharp bills and rounded wings, and many species also have wattles on their foreheads. The females are larger than the males; the latter, as in some other wader families like the phalaropes, take responsibility for incubation, and some species are polyandrous. However, adults of both sexes look identical, as with most shorebirds.

TRANSLATION OF LILY-TROTTER

Find out the translation of lily-trotter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lily-trotter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lily-trotter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 百合猪手
• Translator English - Spanish: lily -trotter
• English: lily-trotter
• Translator English - Hindi: लिली में घूम चुके
• Translator English - Arabic: الزنبق تروتر
• Translator English - Russian: лилия - рысак
• Translator English - Portuguese: lírio -trotter
• Translator English - Bengali: কমল-Trotter
• Translator English - French: lily- trotter
• Translator English - Malay: Lily-trotter
• Translator English - German: Lily- Traber
• Translator English - Japanese: ユリ·トロッター
• Translator English - Korean: 백합 족
• Translator English - Javanese: Lily-trotter
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lily - Trotter
• Translator English - Tamil: லில்லி-Trotter
• Translator English - Marathi: लिली-गुदद्वारासंबंधीचा
• Translator English - Turkish: zambak-paça
• Translator English - Italian: lily - trotter
• Translator English - Polish: lily - Trotter
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лілія - рисак
• Translator English - Romanian: crin - trotter
• Translator English - Greek: lily - trotter
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lelie - Trotter
• Translator English - Swedish: lily - travare
• Translator English - Norwegian: lilje - traver

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LILY-TROTTER»

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Behaviour and Evolution

For this reason, and because it contradicts the general proposition that males are expected to be the polygamous sex, it has been intensively studied. It is exemplified by a water bird, the American jacana or lily-trotter (Jacana spinosa).

Marion Hall, Tim Halliday, 1998

Concise Encyclopedia Biology

Jacamaralcyon: see Galbulidae. Jacamars: see Galbulidae. Jacana: see Jacanidae. Jacanidae,jag:ands, lily trotters: an avian family in the order Charadriiformes (see). The name, Lily trotter, is applied especially to theAfrican forms.

‎1996

The Flower of Empire: An Amazonian Water Lily, The Quest to ...

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Tatiana Holway, 2013

How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly?

Tlie lily trotter, or jacana (zah-seh-«,f/i), is a water bird found in most ot the world's tropical regions. It Xj can be as much as 15 inches long (38 centimeters) bi / J weighs less than five ounces (142 grams). The bird's / ^ ^ ^ light weight and ...

Steve Jenkins, Robin Page, 2008

The World's Largest Wetlands: Ecology and Conservation

The large emergence of chironomids or mayflies often leads to considerable aggregations of white-winged black terns. The lily trotter and the lesser lily trotter (Actophilornis africana and Microparra capensis) live near stands of submersed ...

Lauchlan H. Fraser, Paul A. Keddy, 2005

A Dictionary of Ila Usage, 1860-1960

Lily Trotter, Actophilornis africana; it is brown, the size of the lourie. and lives near the flats. It is a poor flier and easy to catch (p). Uli sivwivwi uwe, ndiwe lyabomba, ubomba bulyo (p) You're a 'lily-trotter', you are; a softy-bird, just a softy [also ...

Dennis G. Fowler, 2000

Teeming with Life: John Olsen: His Complete Graphics, 1957-2005

Edition: (different state) . Page 160. 252 Rain and Lily Trotter, 1998. Edition: 12 ( in blue black). Page 162. 253 Rain and Lily Trotter. 1998. Edition: Artist's proof ( in black). Page 162. 254 Kakadu, 1998. Edition: 30. Page 163. 255 Tlie Old, 1998 .

Ken McGregor, 2005

Wildlife and Plants.

... first forms of 2: 70; 12: 728 lightning bug see firefly light-production 6:362, 363, 367; 12: 731; 16: 1023 lilac, common garden 17: 1064, /065 lily 10:598-599 lily of the field 10: 599 lily trotter see jacana lily of the valley 10:599 lime 10: 600-601; ...

Marian Armstrong, 2007

Introduction to Population Biology

Another example of this type of breeding system is found in the American jacana or lily trotter (Jacana spinosa), which live on lily- covered lakes. Each female defends a large territory within which are several smaller male territories. Each male ...

Dick Neal, 2004

Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide

Other names: Jacana; Lotus Bird, for the lily pond habitat; Lily-trotter, Skipper, Jesus-bird, all for the typical 4 though remarkable * jacana habit of walking on lily pads (not on water!) with the extraordinarily long toes; Comb-crested Parra, for the ...

Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LILY-TROTTER»

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Uganda: Flora and Fauna - Gifted by Nature

... egret, ibis, guinea fowl, mouse bird, lourie, hornbill, pigeon, dove, bee-eater, hoopoe, darter, lily-trotter, marabou stork, kingfisher, fish eagle, ... «AllAfrica.com, Oct 08»