limpkin Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
Aramus pictus.
WordNet
Limp"kin noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus , intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus ) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus ) is found in South America. Called alsocourlan , andcrying bird .