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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae.

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  • 232 24 Crocodile; _Caiman sclerops_ (Schneid.) 233 6 Jacana; _Jacana j. jacana_ (Linné) 8 Gallinule; _Ionornis martinicus_ (Linné) 9 Green Herons; _Butorides striata_ Linné

    Edge of the Jungle William Beebe 1919

  • It's a nightmare version of a road trip; their pursuers include Mozgas, reaver-like monsters, the thief master, Anya-Jacana, the Secret Police, the machine-like man, Vago, and the vampire-like ghosts, the Revenants.

    Storm Thief 2007

  • The anthologies for the Caine are no longer being published by South African publisher Jacana.

    A South African Wins Caine- YEAH!! Lauri 2008

  • I cant defend them, i hold no brief for them but i think Jacana jumped onto the book because it had won a prize.

    Today’s Papers Lauri 2008

  • Like so many Jacana titles, the editing is quite poor.

    Bitches’ Brew- Not what I expected. Lauri 2008

  • Like so many Jacana titles, the editing is quite poor...

    Bitches’ Brew- Not what I expected. Lauri 2008

  • The big bad bitterkomix handbook / Johannesburg : Jacana, 2006.

    Archive 2008-04-01 David S. Carter 2008

  • NOTE: From the comments to this entry, I've learned that Jacana is still publishing the Caine anthologies, but in collaboration with New Internationalist.

    A South African Wins Caine- YEAH!! Lauri 2008

  • The big bad bitterkomix handbook / Johannesburg : Jacana, 2006.

    New Library Comics: Week of April 14, 2008 David S. Carter 2008

  • Just to correct the statement that Jacana are no longer publishing the Caine Prize winners: Jacana are the publishers, and instead of us shipping books to the UK and in order to make the book available in the UK at the time of the prize, New Internationalist publish in the UK and we, Jacana publish in SA.

    A South African Wins Caine- YEAH!! Lauri 2008

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